Ancient Methone, 2003-2013 : excavations by Matthaios Bessios, Athena Athanassiadou, and Konstantinos Noulas / edited by Sarah P. Morris and John K. Papadopoulos ; with contributions by Athena Athanassiadou [and 31 others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morris, Sarah P., 1954- editor.

Papadopoulos, John K., 1958- editor.

Athanassiadou, Athena, contributor.

Series:

Monumenta archaeologica (Los Angeles, Calif.) ; v. 49.

Monumenta archaeologica ; volume 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Methōnē Site (Greece).

Ancient Methone Archaeological Project.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Methōnē Site.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xxxvii, 1444 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps, plans ; 29 x 23 cm.

Other Title:

Excavations by Matthaios Bessios, Athena Athanassiadou, and Konstantinos Noulas

Place of Publication:

[Los Angeles, California] : The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, [2023]

Summary:

"Excavations at ancient Methone, a settlement with a crucial role in the economic and political history of Classical Greece as well as the prehistory of the north Aegean, uncovered remains from the Late Neolithic period through the fourth-century destruction by king Philip II of Macedon. This volume presents results of the project in selected artefacts, burials, and structures representing the chief phases of the city, in chronological order"-- Provided by publisher.

"Excavations at ancient Methone since 2003 by the Greek Ministry of Culture have uncovered remains from the Late Neolithic period through the fourth-century B.C. destruction by Philip II of Macedon. These discoveries extend the history of the city, a colony of Eretria (Euboia) since the late eighth century B.C., by nearly three thousand years into Greek prehistory. This volume presents results of the project in selected artefacts, burials, and structures representing the chief phases of the city, in chronological order. An introduction covers historical sources, excavations from 2003 to 2013, and the unique location of Methone; Part I details the prehistoric settlement at Methone, from the fourth millennium to 1000 B.C., and the Bronze Age burials. Part II focuses on the copious artifacts and ecofacts from the Early Iron Age 'Hypogeion' shaft. Part III presents artifacts and architecture from the Archaic and Classical periods, through the final days of the siege of the city in 354 B.C. The significance of this work lies in its interdisciplinary methods, combining stylistic analysis of artifacts and source-critical philology with natural history, bioarchaeology, materials analysis, and geochemistry, whose results reveal the long-term history of a site crucial to the economic and political history of Classical Greece and the north Aegean"--Back cover.

Notes:

Illustrations on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 1351-1413) and index.

ISBN:

9781950446285

195044628X

OCLC:

1341844536