The Decipherment of Linear B (Canto)
The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Myceanean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.
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read moreThe Meidias Painter (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology)
As the last great Athenian red-figure vase painters, the Meidias Painter and his followers were known for their depiction of elegant women gracefully assembled. Combining stylistic and thematic analysis, this iconographical study examines the group’s subject matter, sources of inspiration, and the relationship of their depicted scenes with life in the late 5th century B.C.
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read moreTime, Tradition and Society in Greek Archaeology: Bridging the ‘Great Divide’ (Theoretical Archaeology Group)
This volume offers an overview of classical archaeology, ranging from the Bronze Age to the Classical period, and considers the relevance of theory to Classical archaeology. It looks a variety of topics such as mortuary practice, the concept of `time’ and the `past’, gender, ideology, social structure, scientific methodologies, funerary architecture and Classical art.
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read moreAncient Greek Hero Cult: Proceedings of the Fifth International Seminar on Ancient Greek Cult, Organized by the Department of Classical Archaeology and … (Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae)
This is a collection of 12 papers read at an international seminar in Goteborg, Sweden, that deal with various phenomena of the ancient Greek hero cult based on literary, iconographical and archaeological evidence. Among the special topics discussed are the hero cults in Early Iron Age Greece, the relationship between funerary ritual, the veneration of ancestors and the cult of heroes, the Danaides of Argos as “ancestors,” and other topics.
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read moreArchaeology and Preservation of Gendered Landscapes
Historical archaeology of landscapes initially followed the pattern of Classical Archaeology by studying elite men’s gardens. Over time, particularly in North America, the field has expanded to cover larger settlement areas, but still often with ungendered and elite focus. The editors of this volume seek to fill this important gap in the literature by presenting studies of gendered power dynamics and their effect on minority groups in North America. Case studies presented include communities of Native Americans, African Americans, multi-ethnic groups, religious communities, and industrial communities.
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read moreThe Classical Archaeology of Greece: Experiences of the Discipline (Experiences of Archaeology)
A guide to the discipline of classical archaeology, this study assesses archaeology as a means of reconstructing Greek society using the latest approaches of social archaeology. Classical Archaeology of Greece also outlines the history of the discipline and discusses why Classical Greece continues to fascinate us and why it has had such an impact on European civilization and identity.
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read moreMichael Shanks (Archaeologist)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Michael Shanks (born 1959 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British archaeologist who has specialised in Classical archaeology and archaeological theory. He received his BA and PhD from Cambridge University, and was a lecturer at the University of Wales, Lampeter before moving to the United States of America in 1999 to take up a Chair in Classics at Stanford University. He also taught classical studies at Whiltey Bay High School for a number of years during the 1980s and was well known by pupils for his hippy length hair and recitation of the odyssey in Greek without translation whilst sat cross legged on the teacher’s desk.