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A Companion to Archaeology features essays from 27 of the world's leading authorities on different types of archaeology that aim to define the field and describe what it means to be an archaeologist.

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A Companion to Archaeology features essays from 27 of the world's leading authorities on different types of archaeology that aim to define the field and describe what it means to be an archaeologist. Shows that contemporary archaeology is an astonishingly broad activity, with many contrasting specializations and ways of approaching the material record of past societies.Includes essays by experts in reading the past through art, linguistics, or the built environment, and by professionals who present the past through heritage management and museums.Introduces the reader to a range of archaeologists: those who devote themselves to the philosophy of archaeology, those who see archaeology as politics or anthropology, and those who contend that the essence of the discipline is a hard science.

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Archaeology is a subject of much popular interest, with devotees ranging from armchair enthusiasts to tourists to serious academics. This Companion features essays from 27 of the world’s leading authorities on different types of archaeology and aims to define the field and describe what it means to be an archaeologist. It shows that contemporary archaeology is an astonishingly broad activity, with many contrasting specializations and ways of approaching the material record of past societies. The volume introduces readers to a range of archaeologists: those who devote themselves to the philosophy or the sociology of archaeology, those who see archaeology as politics or as anthropology, and those who contend that the essence of the discipline is a hard science. Among these experts are those who read the past through art, linguistics, or the built environment, and those professionals who present the past to the public through heritage management and museums.

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Archaeology is a subject of much popular interest, with devotees ranging from armchair enthusiasts to tourists to serious academics. This Companion features essays from 27 of the world's leading authorities on different types of archaeology and aims to define the field and describe what it means to be an archaeologist. It shows that contemporary archaeology is an astonishingly broad activity, with many contrasting specializations and ways of approaching the material record of past societies. The volume introduces readers to a range of archaeologists: those who devote themselves to the philosophy or the sociology of archaeology, those who see archaeology as politics or as anthropology, and those who contend that the essence of the discipline is a hard science. Among these experts are those who read the past through art, linguistics, or the built environment, and those professionals who present the past to the public through heritage management and museums.

Author Biography

John Bintliff is Professor of Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology at Leiden University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors xii Preface xx List of Abbreviations xxiii Maps xxiv Part I Introduction 1 1 The Historiography of Archaic Greece 3John K. Davies 2 The Mediterranean World in the Early Iron Age 22Carol G. Thomas Part II Histories 41 3 The Early Iron Age 43Catherine Morgan 4 The Eighth-century Revolution 64Ian Morris 5 The World of Homer and Hesiod 81Christoph Ulf 6 The Tyrants 100Elke Stein-Hölkeskamp 7 Sparta 117Massimo Nafissi 8 Athens 138Michael Stahl and Uwe Walter 9 Greeks and Persians 162Josef Wiesehöfer Part III Regions 187 10 Attica: A View from the Sea 189Sanne Houby-Nielsen 11 The Aegean 212Alexander Mazarakis Ainian and Iphigenia Leventi 12 Laconia and Messenia 239Nigel Kennell and Nino Luraghi 13 The Peloponnese 255Thomas Heine Nielsen and James Roy 14 Crete 273James Whitley 15 Northern Greece 294Zosia Halina Archibald 16 The Western Mediterranean 314Carla M. Antonaccio 17 The Black Sea 330Gocha R. Tsetskhladze Part IV Themes 347 18 Cities 349Jan Paul Crielaard 19 Foundations 373Irad Malkin 20 States 395Hans-Joachim Gehrke 21 Charismatic Leaders 411Robert W. Wallace 22 Sanctuaries and Festivals 427François de Polignac 23 The Economy 444Hans van Wees 24 Class 468Peter W. Rose 25 Gender 483Lin Foxhall 26 The Culture of the Symposion 508Oswyn Murray 27 The Culture of Competition 524Nick Fisher 28 Literacy 542John-Paul Wilson 29 Intellectual Achievements 564Kurt A. Raaflaub 30 War and International Relations 585Henk Singor 31 Ethnicity and Cultural Exchange 604Jonathan M. Hall Bibliography 618 Indices 713

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"A stimulating source of ideas, and a conspectus of how broadly and deeply many archaeologists are thinking about the way their discipline relates to the modern world." Times Higher Education Supplement "The perspectives represented are broad and refreshing, accessible to a non-specialist, but authoritative ... This volume is very well suited as a teaching text for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. However, I recommend it for any practioner having an interest in the recent trends and advances that are affecting what archaeology is and will be."Historical Archaeology"For those in search of a single volume that provides a series of state of the art portrayals of the diverse approaches dopted by archeologists in their endeavour to explore and understand the past, look no further."Post-Medieval Archaeology"One of the best introductions to modern archaeology in all her guises that I have ever read"H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences"This is a large book, and as promised in the introduction it delivers in a sophisticated way emerging insights on a broad range of key archaeological themes ... I can strongly recommend this volume to the professional and student alike."Australian Archaeology"This book is clearly organized and the material presented in a fair and often innovative manner." Bryn Mawr Classical Review"This important book offers a thought-provoking analysis of many of archaeology's most pressing controversies. Both students and interested laypeople will find this a satisfying journey though the complexities of a rapidly changing, increasingly multidisciplinary archaeological world."Brian Fagan, University of California Santa Barbara"A refreshingly wide set of topics, covered by an impressive and authoritative array of authors."Ian Hodder, Stanford University

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Archaeology is a subject of much popular interest, with devotees ranging from armchair enthusiasts to tourists to serious academics. This Companion features essays from 27 of the world s leading authorities on different types of archaeology and aims to define the field and describe what it means to be an archaeologist. It shows that contemporary archaeology is an astonishingly broad activity, with many contrasting specializations and ways of approaching the material record of past societies. The volume introduces readers to a range of archaeologists: those who devote themselves to the philosophy or the sociology of archaeology, those who see archaeology as politics or as anthropology, and those who contend that the essence of the discipline is a hard science. Among these experts are those who read the past through art, linguistics, or the built environment, and those professionals who present the past to the public through heritage management and museums.

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"A stimulating source of ideas, and a conspectus of how broadly and deeply many archaeologists are thinking about the way their discipline relates to the modern world." Times Higher Education Supplement "The perspectives represented are broad and refreshing, accessible to a non-specialist, but authoritative ... This volume is very well suited as a teaching text for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. However, I recommend it for any practioner having an interest in the recent trends and advances that are affecting what archaeology is and will be."Historical Archaeology"For those in search of a single volume that provides a series of state of the art portrayals of the diverse approaches dopted by archeologists in their endeavour to explore and understand the past, look no further."Post-Medieval Archaeology"One of the best introductions to modern archaeology in all her guises that I have ever read"H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences"This is a large book, and as promised in the introduction it delivers in a sophisticated way emerging insights on a broad range of key archaeological themes ... I can strongly recommend this volume to the professional and student alike."Australian Archaeology"This book is clearly organized and the material presented in a fair and often innovative manner." Bryn Mawr Classical Review"This important book offers a thought-provoking analysis of many of archaeology?s most pressing controversies. Both students and interested laypeople will find this a satisfying journey though the complexities of a rapidly changing, increasingly multidisciplinary archaeological world."Brian Fagan, University of California Santa Barbara"A refreshingly wide set of topics, covered by an impressive and authoritative array of authors."Ian Hodder, Stanford University

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This important book offers a thought-provoking analysis of many of archaeology's most pressing controversies. Both students and interested laypeople will find this a satisfying journey though the complexities of a rapidly changing, increasingly multidisciplinary archaeological world."rian Fagan, University of California Santa BarbaraA stimulating source of ideas, and a conspectus of how broadly and deeply many archaeologists are thinking about the way their discipline relates to the modern world."imes Higher Education SupplementThe perspectives represented are broad and refreshing, accessible to a non-specialist, but authoritative ... This volume is very well suited as a teaching text for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. However, I recommend it for any practioner having an interest in the recent trends and advances that are affecting what archaeology is and will be."istorical ArchaeologyFor those in search of a single volume that provides a series of state of the art portrayals of the diverse approaches dopted by archeologists in their endeavour to explore and understand the past, look no further."ost-Medieval ArchaeologyA refreshingly wide set of topics, covered by an impressive and authoritative array of authors."an Hodder, Stanford UniversityThis book is clearly organized and the material presented in a fair and often innovative manner."ryn Mawr Classical ReviewOne of the best introductions to modern archaeology in all her guises that I have ever read"-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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Shows that contemporary archaeology is an astonishingly broad activity, with many contrasting specializations and ways of approaching the material record of past societies. Includes essays by experts in reading the past through art, linguistics, or the built environment, and by professionals who present the past through heritage management and museums. Introduces the reader to a range of archaeologists: those who devote themselves to the philosophy of archaeology, those who see archaeology as politics or anthropology, and those who contend that the essence of the discipline is a hard science.

Details ISBN1405149795 Short Title COMPANION TO ARCHAEOLOGY Language English ISBN-10 1405149795 ISBN-13 9781405149792 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 930.1 Illustrations Yes Edited by John Bintliff Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Author Christopher Peebles Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9781405149792 UK Release Date 2006-04-13 AU Release Date 2006-04-13 NZ Release Date 2006-04-13 US Release Date 2006-04-13 Pages 572 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-04-13 Place of Publication Hoboken Alternative 9780631213024 Audience Professional & Vocational Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this

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