{"product_id":"greek-archaeology-isbn-9781405167345","title":"Greek Archaeology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Mee presents an extensive examination of the material culture of the Greek world from its Neolithic roots in 7000 B.C. to the close of the Hellenistic period in 146 B.C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a unique thematic approach to the study of Greek archaeology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extensive use of illustrations, many of which are not commonly featured\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAllows for the study of a particular period of time by its chronological arrangement within each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xxxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xxxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxxvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xxxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcross the Great Divide 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Settlement and Settlements 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeolithic Greece 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Bronze Age 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePalatial Crete 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cyclades 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycenaean Greece 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Early Iron Age 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eighth Century 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Archaic Period 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Classical Period 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hellenistic Period 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Architecture of Power 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeolithic Dimini 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Bronze Age Lerna 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeopalatial Knossos 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycenaean Pylos 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Iron Age Lefkandi 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassical Athens 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHellenistic Macedonia 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Residential Space 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neolithic Period 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Early Bronze Age 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle Bronze Age Greece 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeopalatial Crete 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cyclades 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycenaean Greece 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Early Iron Age 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Archaic and Classical Periods 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Later Fourth Century and the Hellenistic Period 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Countryside 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Farmers 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Secondary Products Revolution and Mediterranean Polyculture Revisited 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoyal Estates 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Iron Age Pastoralists? 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDown on the Farm? 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks and Days 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Technology and Production 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePottery 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeolithic pottery 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Bronze Age pottery 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinoan and Mycenaean pottery 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Iron Age pottery 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchaic, Classical, and Hellenistic pottery 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePottery production at Athens and Corinth 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetallurgy 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neolithic and Early Bronze Age 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond-millennium metalwork 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe age of iron 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe silver mines at Lavrion 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Trade and Colonization 166\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeolithic 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Bronze Age 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Thalassocracy of Minos 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycenaeans Overseas? 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInto the Iron Age 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagna Graecia 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrance and Spain 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Black Sea 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eastern Mediterranean and Egypt 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShips and Cargoes 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Warfare 192\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Early Bronze Age Aegean 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePax Minoica 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWell-greaved Achaeans 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWell-built Mycenae 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarfare in Transition 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoplite Warfare 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaval Warfare 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFortifications 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of Macedon 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Death and Burial 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeolithic Greece 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Bronze Age Greece 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle Bronze Age Greece 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycenaean Greece 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Iron Age Greece 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Archaic Period 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Classical Period 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Religion 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeolithic and Early Bronze Age Figurines 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCretan Rural Sanctuaries 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion in the Cretan Palaces and Towns 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCretan Converts? 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycenaean Religion 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion after the Palaces 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Iron Age 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eighth Century 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Archaic Period 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fifth Century 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fourth Century and the Hellenistic Period 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 319\u003c\/p\u003e \"Despite such conservatism, the book manages to keep an essential balance between the detail of the archaeological material and the grand picture of socio-historical phenomena. It shifts between different spatial and temporal scales smoothly and it is certainly recommendable to any student wishing to introduce her\/himself to Greek archaeology.\" (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 7 November 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \"Christopher Mee's Greek Archaeology is a thoroughly contemporary and innovative overview, which I recommend warmly to students from the sixth form to their sixties (and later) as an excellent introduction to the subject . . . This is a book for all who want to start to understand the whole of the glory that was Greece from its material culture. It also has good illustrations.\" (The Anglo-Hellenic Review, 1 September 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristopher Mee\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Liverpool. Formerly Assistant Director of the British School at Athens, Mee specializes in the prehistory of Greece and has directed excavation and survey projects in Lakonia and on the Methana peninsula. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRhodes in the Bronze Age: An Archaeological Survey\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), and co-author of \u003ci\u003eA Private Place: Death in Prehistoric Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (with William Cavanagh, 1998) and \u003ci\u003eGreece: An Oxford Archaeological Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (with Antony Spawforth, 2001). Sifting through the remains of the ancient landscapes of Greece has revealed -- and continues to uncover -- a wealth of archaeological treasures. \u003ci\u003eGreek Archaeology: A Thematic Approach\u003c\/i\u003e presents an up-to-date synthesis of the material culture of the Greek world from its earliest Neolithic roots in 7000 B.C. to the rise of Roman influence that marked the close of the Hellenistic period in 146 B.C. To provide a long term perspective on the processes of continuity and change throughout the Greek world, chapters are arranged thematically, while focusing on various aspects of Greek culture in a chronological manner. Themes covered include settlement, monumental architecture, houses, agriculture, technology, trade, warfare, burial and religion. Chapters are supplemented with an extensive selection of illustrations for accessibility and to enhance clarity. This rich and rewarding journey into the material culture of the past will help shape our understanding of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known.  \"A remarkable sweep through seven millennia of Greek archaeology. No other book lays out so clearly and concisely the changes in ancient Greek life between Neolithic and Hellenistic times.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Morris, Stanford University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Mee's novel approach to surveying six millennia of ancient Greek material culture chronologically by way of nine carefully chosen and sequenced themes results in a refreshingly different appreciation of what are the enduring traditions versus the relatively abrupt changes in direction of Hellas' rich archaeological record.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeremy Rutter, Dartmouth College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The chronological and geographical breadth of this clearly written book, together with the case-study approach, make this an ideal first introduction to the questions and the material studied in Greek archaeology.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobin Osborne, Cambridge University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989310423269,"sku":"NP9781405167345","price":136.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405167345.jpg?v=1761783617","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/greek-archaeology-isbn-9781405167345","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}