Aegean Prehistory: A Review (American Journal of Archaeology)

Aegean prehistory has developed over the 20th century into a distinctive and vibrant area of archaeological research. The past few decades, in particular, have seen a dramatic reorientation and expansion of goals and methods as well as a flood of new fieldwork in the Agean. Keeping abreast of these new developments has become a daunting task. Aegean Prehistory: A Review contains detailed syntheses of research, originally published in the American Journal of Archaeology and newly updated here. The volume conveys the diversity and richness of current approaches to the discipline of Aegean prehistory whilst also marshalling an enormous amount of information pertaining to field projects, museum studies, analyses of materials and texts, and supporting theories of interpretation. An introduction by Tracey Cullen places the review articles in historical perspective, tracing the evolution of Aegean prehistory from the 19th century to the present. The author also considers the current status of the discipline - its relationships with classical archaeology and anthropology, and the manner in which it is shaped by various sociopolitical forces. Aegean Prehistory: A Review is a powerful research tool for the exploration of Aegean themes. With its expansive and detailed coverage, the book constitutes essential reading for professionals and students of Aegean prehistory. It will also be of great interest to all who wish to learn more about intellectual trends and current discoveries in this part of the Mediterranean. Perhaps most important, Aegean Prehistory: A Review provides a solid foundation upon which Aegean archaeology can build as it continues to thrive in the coming years. Contents: Introduction ( Tracey Cullen ); Review of Aegean Prehistory I: The Islands of the Aegean ( Jack L Davis ); Review II: The Prepalatial Bronze Age of the Southern and Central Greek Mainland ( Jeremy B Rutter ); Review III: Crete from Earliest Prehistory through the Protopalatial Period ( L Vance Watrous ); Review IV: The Stone Age of Greece from the Palaeolithic to the Advent of the Neolithic ( Curtis Runnels ); Review V: The Neolithic and Bronze Age of Northern Greece ( S Andreou, M Fotiadis, K Kotaskis ); Review VI: The palatial Bronze Age of the Southern and Central Greek Mainland ( Cynthia W Shelmerdine ); Review VII: Neopalatial, Final Palatial and Postpalatial Crete ( P Rehak, J G Younger ). Each Review is followed by Addenda. Comprehensive index.

History

Cullen, Tracey

Ancient Civilizations

Archaeological Institute of America

The results of two related fieldwork projects are presented: a brief salvage excavation at Plakari (a Final Neolithic site near the modern town of Karystos) and a survey of prehistoric sites on the Paximadi peninsula (the western arm of the Karystos bay), both located in southern Euboea. These ventures were part of the larger mission of the Southern Euboea Exploration Project (SEEP), a multidisciplinary research program dedicated to the study of the Karystian past and which maintained a presence in southern Euboea for over 25 years. These projects have found that, contrary to what archaeologists once believed, southern Euboea was hardly an uninhabited and isolated region in prehistory. The inhabitants actively participated in the expanded maritime and social landscape that characterised the later Neolithic and Early Bronze Age in the Aegean, taking part in exchange networks of stone, ceramics, marble figurines and vessels, and possibly agricultural goods and metalwork. Table of Contents 1. Introduction, 2. Landscape and Environment, 3. Investigations at Plakari, 4. The Survey, 5. Ceramic and Lithic Industries: Synthesis and Interconnections, 6. The Paximadi Peninsula in Broader Perspective, Appendix: Gazetteer of Prehistoric Sites and Findspots, References, Index, Figures, Plates

The Prehistory of the Paximadi Peninsula (Prehistory Monographs)

Talalay, Lauren E.

Keller, Donald R.

Karimali, Lia

Ferrand, William. R.

INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)

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