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Classical archaeology of Greece : experiences of the discipline / Michael Shanks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shanks, Michael.
- Series:
- Experience of archaeology.
- The experience of archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--History.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Archaeology--Greece--Methodology.
- Archaeology.
- Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.
- Greece.
- Greece--Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 199 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Archaeologists do not discover the past but take the fragmentary remains which they recover and make something of them. Archaeology is a process of detection and supposition; this is what makes it so fascinating. However, the interpretations of archaeologists differ and change over time. They depend upon the amount of evidence available, the ideas and preconceptions of the archaeologist and their interests and aims. Michael Shanks's enlivening work is a guide to the discipline of classical archaeology and its objects. It assesses archaeology as a means of reconstructing ancient Greek society using the latest approaches of social archaeology. In addition, The Classical Archaeology of Greece 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.
- Contents:
- chapter AN INTRODUCTION
- chapter 1 A SEARCH FOR SOURCES
- chapter 2 CITIES AND SANCTUARIES, ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
- chapter 3 GREEK MYTHS AND METANARRATIVES
- chapter 4 SCHOLARSHIP AND DISCOURSE
- chapter 5 RUDIMENTS OF A SOCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
- chapter 6 SOME TOPICS AND ISSUES IN A SOCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF CLASSICAL GREECE
- chapter 7 ARCHAEOLOGY, CLASSICS AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
- part SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SUGGESTED FURTHER READING
- chapter AN INTRODUCTION
- chapter 3 ROOTS IN THE PAST: GREEK MYTHS AND METANARRATIVES
- chapter 6 SOME TOPICS AND ISSUES
- chapter 7 ARCHAEOLOGY, CLASSICS AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-69317-6
- 1-280-06770-5
- 0-415-08521-7
- 0-203-17197-7
- 1-134-69318-4
- 9780203171974
- OCLC:
- 560374380
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