The Greek Mesolithic: Problems and Perspectives (Bsa Studies, 10) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 090488743X ISBN 13: 9780904887433

Publisher: British School at Athens, 2012

Synopsis

"This book is the first major review of the Mesolithic age of Greece," writes Colin Renfrew "If the (Franchthi Cave publications) represent a first milestone in mesolithic studies in the Aegean, this volume certainly constitutes a second. It establishes a perspective going beyond that of the single key site, allowing earlier finds such as those from Sidari on Corfu to be re-assessed, and including more recent discoveries at the Theopetra Cave, at the Cave of Cyclope on Youra, and from the Klisoura Gorge. The book moreover develops a number of methodological advances, along with a careful review of the chronology. It embarks also upon detailed investigations of the fauna and microfauna."

About this title

Synopsis

Papers from a December 1999 symposium held at the University of Cambridge, UK, describe recent archaeological research into the Greek Mesolithic period. Coverage includes radiocarbon dating, depositional environments and site formation during the Mesolithic occupations of Franchthi Cave, non-geometric microliths in western Greece, and Mesolithic fi

About the Author

Catherine Perlès is a specialist of Greek Prehistoric stone tools and of the Greek Neolithic. She has worked extensively on trade networks and holds an Honorary degree from Indiana University.

Edition details

• Publisher: British School at Athens
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 090488743X
• ISBN 13: 9780904887433
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Perles Catherine, Galanidou Nena