Alcock / Osborne Classical Archaeology

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-25516-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 488 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology

The fully revised second edition of this successful volume includesupdates on the latest archaeological research in all chapters, andtwo new essays on Greek and Roman art. It retains its unique,paired essay format, as well as key contributions from leadingarchaeologists and historians of the classical world.
* Second edition is updated and revised throughout, showcasingthe latest research and fresh theoretical approaches in classicalarchaeology
* Includes brand new essays on ancient Greek and Roman art in amodern context
* Designed to encourage critical thinking about theinterpretation of ancient material culture and the role of modernperceptions in shaping the study of art and archaeology
* Features paired essays - one covering the Greek world,the other, the Roman - to stimulate a dialogue not onlybetween the two ancient cultures, but between scholars fromdifferent historiographic and methodological traditions
* Includes maps, chronologies, diagrams, photographs, and shorteditorial introductions to each chapter

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alcock, Susan E.

Osborne, Robin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures ix
Notes on Contributors xv
Introduction 1
Robin Osborne and Susan E. Alcock
1 What is Classical Archaeology? 11
Introduction 11
(a) Greek Archaeology 13
Anthony Snodgrass
(b) Roman Archaeology 30
Martin Millett
2 Doing Archaeology in the Classical Lands 51
Introduction 51
(a) The Greek World 53
Jack L. Davis
(b) The Roman World 71
Henry Hurst
3 Human Ecology and the Classical Landscape 91
Introduction 91
The Greek and Roman Worlds 93
Lin Foxhall, Martin Jones and Hamish Forbes
4 The Essential Countryside 122
Introduction 122
(a) The Greek World 124
Susan E. Alcock
(b) The Roman World 144
Nicola Terrenato
5 Urban Spaces and Central Places 168
Introduction 168
(a) The Greek World 170
Tonio Hölscher
(b) The Roman World 187
Nicholas Purcell
6 Housing and Households 207
Introduction 207
(a) The Greek World 209
Lisa Nevett
(b) The Roman World 228
Bettina Bergmann
7 Cult and Ritual 249
Introduction 249
(a) The Greek World 251
Robin Osborne
(b) The Roman World 268
Christopher Smith
8 The Personal and the Political 293
Introduction 293
(a) The Greek World 295
John F. Cherry
(b) The Roman World 316
Penelope J. E. Davies
9 The Creation and Expression of Identity 348
Introduction 348
(a) The Greek World 350
Jonathan M. Hall
(b) The Roman World 368
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
10 Linking with a Wider World 394
Introduction 394
(a) Greeks and "Barbarians" 396
Sarah P. Morris
(b) Romans and "Barbarians" 415
Jane Webster
11 A Place for Art? 439
Introduction 439
(a) Putting the Art into Artifact 442
Caroline Vout
(b) Classical Archaeology and the Contexts of Art History468
Michael Squire
Prospective 501
Susan E. Alcock and Robin Osborne
Index 506

Über Autor(innen)

Susan E. Alcock is Director of the Joukowsky Institute forArchaeology and the Ancient World and Professor of Classics,Anthropology and Archaeology at Brown University. Her recent booksinclude Archaeologies of the Greek Past: Landscape, Monumentsand Memory (2001) and Side-by-Side Survey: ComparativeRegional Analysis in the Mediterranean Region (with John F.Cherry, 2004).
Robin Osborne is Professor of Ancient History at theUniversity of Cambridge and Fellow of King's College. His recentbooks include Archaic and Classical Greek Art (1998),Greek Historical Inscriptions 404-323 B.C. (with P. J.Rhodes, 2003), Greek History (2004), Athens and AthenianDemocracy (2010) and The History Written on the ClassicalGreek Body (2011).