Sandy Pylos : An Archaeological History from Nestor to Navarino (rev. Ed).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennet, John.

Contributor:

Davis, Jack L.

Series:

Out of Series Titles Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Messēnia.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Navarino, Battle of, Pylos, Greece, 1827.

Messēnia (Greece)--Antiquities.

Messēnia (Greece).

Messēnia (Greece)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2008.

Summary:

This book traces the archaeological history of Pylos and surrounding regions in Messenia from the Palaeolithic to the present. Designed as much for general readers and travelers interested in ancient Greece as for scholars, the volume presents the findings of the Pylos Regional Archaeological Project (PRAP), which has intensively studied the region over the past 15 years. The 1998 edition, originally published by the University of Texas Press and widely used as a textbook in undergraduate classes, is reprinted with a new preface assessing PRAP's impact and outlining new discoveries in the region.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Preface to the Second Edition, by Jack L. Davis and John Bennet

Preface, by Jack L. Davis

Transliteration Rules

Introduction. Glimpses of Messenia Past, by Jack L. Davis

1. The Environmental Setting, by Eberhard Zangger

The Physical Scientist's Role in Regional Archaeology, by Eberhard Zangger

From Pollen to Plants, by Sergei Yazvenko

2. The History of Archaeological Investigations in Messenia, by Nigel Spencer

The Discovery of the Palace of Nestor, by Jack L. Davis

Marinatos in Pylos, by Yannos G. Lolos

3. The Palace and Its Dependencies, by Jack L. Davis

The Port of Nestor, by Eberhard Zangger

Mycenaean Burial at Pylos, by Yannos G. Lolos

4. The Palace and Its Operations, by Cynthia W. Shelmerdine

The Ano Englianos Hilltop after the Palace, by Charles G. Griebel and Michael C. Nelson

The Perfumed-Oil Industry, by Cynthia W. Shelmerdine

5. The Linear B Archives and the Kingdom of Nestor, by John Bennet

The PRAP Survey's Contribution, by John Bennet

UMME and Nichoria, by Cynthia W. Shelmerdine

6. After the Palace: The Early "History" of Messenia, by Ann B. Harrison and Nigel Spencer

Ceramic Typology for Beginners, by Ann B. Harrison

Nichoria: An Early Iron Age Village in Messenia, by Nigel Spencer

The Battle of Sphacteria (425 B.C.), by Nigel Spencer

7. Liberation and Conquest: Hellenistic and Roman Messenia, by Susan E. Alcock

Dialiskari: A Late Roman Villa on the Messenian Coast, by David Stone and Axel Kampke

Power from the Dead: Tomb Cult in Postliberation Messenia, by Susan E. Alcock

Bouka, by Ann B. Harrison

8. Medieval Messenia, by Sharon E. J. Gerstel

The Estates of Niccolò Acciaiuoli, by Sharon E. J. Gerstel

Venetian Methoni (Modon), by Sharon E. J. Gerstel.

Byzantine Sgraffito Ware, by Sharon E. J. Gerstel

9. The Second Ottoman Period and the Greek Revolution, by Jack L. Davis

Hasanaga: A Glimpse into the Ottoman Countryside, by Susan E. Alcock

The Battle of Navarino, by Charles Watkinson

10. From Pausanias to the Present, by Jack L. Davis

Messenia's Multiple Pasts, by Jack L. Davis

Computers and Maps at PRAP, by Sebastian Heath

A Fieldwalker's Perspective on PRAP, by Maria Antoniou and Kalliope Kaloyerakou

Timeline

Sources of Quotations

Further Reading

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Reprinted 2023.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Bennet, John Sandy Pylos

ISBN:

1-62139-046-2

OCLC:

1389613762

Publisher Number:

heb40180 hdl