The Archaeology of Ancient Greece (Cambridge World Archaeology) - Hardcover

Whitley, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521622050 ISBN 13: 9780521622059

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

The Archaeology of Ancient Greece provides a synthesis of research on the material culture of Greece in the Archaic and Classical periods (1000–300 BC). The rich and diverse material culture of ancient Greece has always provoked admiration and even wonder, but it is seldom analysed as a key to our understanding of Greek civilisation. Dr Whitley shows how the material evidence can be used to address central historical questions for which literary evidence is often insufficient. He also situates Greek art within the broader field of Greek material culture, providing an historically more accurate perspective on both. This is a significant contribution to the integration of archaeological and art historical evidence.

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Review:

'... a magisterial survey of the current state of Greek archaeology ...'. The Anglo-Hellenic Review

'... deserves the attention of us all ... an excellent account of what the discipline is, where it has been, and where it is now'. Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Book Description:

A synthesis of research on the material culture of Greece in the Archaic and Classical periods. The book shows how material evidence can be used to address historical questions for which literary evidence is often insufficient, and situates Greek art within the broader field of Greek material culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521622050
• ISBN 13: 9780521622059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512