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 an up-to-date synthesis of current research on the material culture of Greece in the Archaic and Classical periods. Its rich and diverse material has always provoked admiration and even wonder, but it is seldom analyzed as a key to our understanding of Greek civilization. Dr. Whitley shows how the material evidence can be used to address central historical questions for which literary evidence is often insufficient, and he also situates Greek art within the broader field of Greek material culture.

About this title

About the Author:

James Whitley is Lecturer in Mediterranean Archaeology, Cardiff University. He is the author of Style in Society in Dark Age Greece (1991).

Review:

"It is an excellent account of what the discipline is, where it has been, and where it is now. Especially good is Whitley's tracking of the influences on the contemporary scene of science, structuralism, and the 'new' archeaology." Paul D. Scotton, University of Washington

"In this invaluable and long-needed book on Greek archaeology, Whitley begins with a discussion on the nature of classical art, then draws on his own expertise to present an outstanding account of the early development of Greek culture.... Accessible to a general archaeological readership, this book is essential for academic libraries, where it will become a standard sourcebook." Choice

About this edition

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