Interpreting the Seventh Century BC: Tradition and Innovation
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1784915726 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 470 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The geographical focus is the old Greek world encompassing Macedonia and Ionia, and extending across to Sicily and southern Italy, considering also the wider trade circuits linking regional markets. The aim is to make readily accessible the material record as currently understood and to consider how it may contribute to broader critiques and new directions in research. The book does not aim for the pan- Mediterranean coverage of recent works: given that much of the latest innovative and critical scholarship has focused on the western Mediterranean in particular, it is necessary to bring old Greece back under the spotlight and to expose to critical scrutiny the often Athenocentric interpretative frameworks which continue to inform discussion of other parts of the Mediterranean.. It presents material data, combining accounts of recent discoveries (which often enable reinterpretation of older fin