Beyond the Acropolis : A Rural Greek Past

Andel, Tjeerd Hendrik Van; Runnels, Curtis N.

ISBN 10: 0804726213 / ISBN 13: 9780804726214

Published by Stanford University Press, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond the Acropolis : A Rural Greek Past
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804726213
• ISBN 13: 9780804726214
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Beneath the cultural peaks of Ancient Greece lay the basic agricultural economy that made civilization possible. This book studies Greek country life from its earliest beginnings to the recent past, revealing a sequence of geological, geographical, cultural, and economic images spanning some 50,000 years of human settlement and land use.

About the Author

Tjeerd H. van Andel is Wayne Loel Professor of Earth Sciences Emeritus at Stanford University. Curtis N. Runnels is Associate Professor of Archaeology at Boston University.