Classical archaeology in context : theory and practice in excavation in the Greek world /
The archaeology of Greece remains ensconced in traditional discourses of classics and art history. In recent decades, fieldwork has led to new research directions, allowing us to reevaluate classical archaeology as a distinct field generating its own research questions. This book compiles case studi...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts :
De Gruyter,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- 1. A Contextual Archaeology of Ancient Greece
- Historical Contexts and Intellectual Traditions
- 2. Scholarly Traditions and Scientific Paradigms: Method and Reflexivity in the Study of Ancient Praisos
- 3. Re-excavating Morgantina
- 4. A Defective Master Narrative in Greek Archaeology
- 5. Lycia and Classical Archaeology: The Changing Nature of Archaeology in Turkey
- Mortuary Contexts
- 6. Shedding Light on Mortuary Practices in Early Archaic Attica: The Case of the Offering Trenches
- 7. The Potential and Limitations of Bioarchaeological Investigations in Classical Contexts in Greece: An Example from the Polis of Athens
- Urban and Rural Contexts
- 8. The Greek Agora in its Peloponnesian Context(s)
- 9. The Archaeology of Urbanization: Research Design and the Excavation of an Archaic Greek City on Crete
- 10. Exploring the Ancient Demos of Kymissaleis on Rhodes: Multdisciplinary Experimental Research and Theoretical Issues
- 11. The Hellenistic Settlement on Prophetes Elias Hill at Arkalochori, Crete: Preliminary Remarks
- 12. Cultivating Classical Archaeology: Agricultural Activities, Use of Space and Occupation Patterns in Hellenistic Greece
- Sanctuary Contexts
- 13. Detecting Patterns through Context Analysis: A Case Study of Deposits from the Sanctuary of Eukleia at Aegae (Vergina)
- 14. From Fish Bones to Fishermen: Views from the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia
- Index.
