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Classical archaeology

by Osborne, Robin, Alcock, Susan E.

fromBLACKWELL STUDIES IN GLOBAL ARCHAEOLOGY

0 Type: Book

"The fully revised second edition of this successful volume includes updates on the latest archaeological research in all chapters, and two new essays on Greek and Roman art. It retains its unique, paired essay format, as well as key contributions from leading archaeologists and…

Classical archaeology

by Osborne, Robin, Alcock, Susan E.

fromBLACKWELL STUDIES IN GLOBAL ARCHAEOLOGY

0 Type: Book

"The fully revised second edition of this successful volume includes updates on the latest archaeological research in all chapters, and two new essays on Greek and Roman art. It retains its unique, paired essay format, as well as key contributions from leading archaeologists and…

Classical archaeology in context: theory and practice in excavation in the Greek wo…

by Haggis, Donald C., Antonaccio, Carla Maria

0 Type: Book

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 boo…

Classical archaeology in context: theory and practice in excavation in the Greek wo…

by Haggis, Donald C., Antonaccio, Carla Maria

0 Type: Book

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 boo…

Confronting the classics: traditions, adventures, and innovations

by Beard, Mary

0 Type: Book

Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her TV presenting and her books. In a series of essays, she explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes,…

World heritage, urban design and tourism: three cities in the Middle East

by Khirfan, Luna

0 Type: Book

"This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to the key relationships between heritage conservation, city space design, and tourism development in historic cities, linking theory and practice in a unique way. The book offers an investigation of three Middle Eastern historic c…

Constantinople to Cordoba: dismantling ancient architecture in the East, Nor…

by Greenhalgh, Michael

0 Type: Book

"A survey of the various ways in which the extensive remains of ancient architecture were reused or destroyed in the crescent from Greece and Turkey through Syria, Palestine, North Africa to Islamic Spain. The book complements and echoes some of the themes in the author's "Marbl…

Approaching the ancient artifact: representation, narrative, and function : a Fests…

by Shapiro, H. A., (Harvey Alan)

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This book offers a fresh and timely perspective on the study of ancient art and archaeology. Through a series of essays, the volume explores the links between text and image and offers innovative readings of narrative scenes on pottery and sculpture. Topics treated include gende…

Aesthetic experiences and classical antiquity: the significance of form in narratives and pictur…

by Grethlein, Jonas

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"In this bold book, Jonas Grethlein proposes a new dialogue between the fields of Classics and aesthetics. Ancient material, he argues, has the capacity to challenge and re-orientate current debates. Comparisons with modern art and literature help to balance the historicism of c…

The fortifications of Arkadian city states in the classical and Hellenistic periods

by Maher, Matthew P.

0 Type: Book

This illustrated study comprises a comprehensive and detailed account of the historical development of Greek military architecture and defensive planning, specifically in Arkadia in the Classical and Hellenistic periods. 0Employing data gathered from the published literature, an…