The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean (Oxford Handbooks) by Eric H. Cline (PDF)

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The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BCE, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the development of artistic techniques in a variety of media, and the evolution of early Greek religious practices and mythology. The period also witnessed a violent conflict in Asia Minor between warring peoples in the region, a conflict commonly believed to be the historical basis for Homer’s Trojan War. The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean provides a detailed survey of these fascinating aspects of the period, and many others, in sixty-six newly commissioned articles. Divided into four sections, the handbook begins with Background and Definitions, which contains articles establishing the discipline in its historical, geographical, and chronological settings and in its relation to other disciplines. The second section, Chronology and Geography, contains articles examining the Bronze Age Aegean by chronological period (Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age). Each of the periods are further subdivided geographically, so that individual articles are concerned with Mainland Greece during the Early Bronze Age, Crete during the Early Bronze Age, the Cycladic Islands during the Early Bronze Age, and the same for the Middle Bronze Age, followed by the Late Bronze Age. The third section, Thematic and Specific Topics, includes articles examining thematic topics that cannot be done justice in a strictly chronological/geographical treatment, including religion, state and society, trade, warfare, pottery, writing, and burial customs, as well asspecific events, such as the eruption of Santorini and the Trojan War. The fourth section, Specific Sites and Areas, contains articles examining the most important regions and sites in the Bronze Age Aegean, including Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Knossos, Kommos, Rhodes, the northern Aegean, and the Uluburun shipwreck, as well as adjacent areas such as the Levant, Egypt, and the western Mediterranean.Containing new work by an international team of experts, The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean represents the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume survey of the field. It will be indispensable for scholars and advanced students alike.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “An indispensable reference book for all serious libraries. Essential.” –CHOICE>$>”The authors . . . are leading experts and are well positioned to synthesize, summarize, and update their topics. The articles are well crafted, balanced, brief, and to the point. . . . This handbook is entirely suitable for any undergraduate and graduate library and would be a valuable addition to the bookshelf of any eastern Mediterranean historian or archaeologist.” –Halford W. Haskell, American Journal of Archaeology”very useful” –Bryn Mawr Classical Review About the Author Eric H. Cline is Associate Professor of Classics and Anthropology (Ancient History and Archaeology) and Chair of the Departments of Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures at The George Washington University.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐The book arrived in excellent condition in a timely fashion: good job.

⭐The two-star review of this book suggests that since the reviewer did not understand the material of the book then it obviously is a bad book. If you’re not prepared to read books then don’t review them. In fact this is a very fine reference work on all the important aspects of Aegean cultures in the period ~2000 to ~1200 BC. It includes the work of many prominent scholars working in this field and it is as up-to-date as a book of this kind can be. In particular I recommend the clear and comprehensive review of the controversy over the dating of the eruption of the Thera volcano by Sturt W. Manning.

⭐Excellent Oxford manual based in a compilation of essays on Aegean archaeology. 920 pages. It will be better with a hard cover… Very recommendable for any person interested in Aegean archaeology during the Bronze Age.

⭐This work succeeds in gathering summaries by excellent of most significant Bronze Age Aegaean topics. The hard part of such a work is the cutting, reducing the number of topics and how much is debited to each. This work meets the need for a solid general summary of the BAA.

⭐This academic publication consists of a collection of essays and surveys conducted by accredited scholars in their respective fields. It should however, come as no surprise that its intended audience is quite limited. The book is not intended for the layperson and may come off a bit too technical. That aside, I was extremely pleased with this title. It served me well in my research. The way in which it was organized made it possible to reference the desired materials without headache or concern. Most importantly, the research is up-to-date.

⭐This is not a book for a layman, hence my low rating. Although I have more than a passing interest in the subject, I found it to be dry reading. It is not a compilation of essays so much as a compilation of scholarly papers that have as many pages of references as the papers themselves. Its primary concern across most of the writings is the dating of archeological findings from the Bronze Age. Reading is inhibited by frequent and lengthy in-text attributions. Maps, figures, and pictures of found articles are sparse. One needs a very extensive atlas of the era in order to follow most of the text. The the sparsity of illustrations leaves one to conjure what might the pottery mentioned in the text actually look like. In short this is a tome for the professional archeologist who is interested in the chronology of the Mycenaean period. Look elsewhere for speculation on anthropology, art, mythology, or epic.

⭐Wonderful history resource for my history series.

⭐Good book. It’s a compilation of independently written articles compiled into one source archive; beautifully organized by period, then by region.

⭐Mostly like.Well organised into chapters dense with information and evidence.Only monochrome images and maps (maybe the immensely more expensive hardcover has got all the colour but this is so much more serious than a coffee table job).Full of so much that I didn’t know but wanted to having visited some sites. Expands my bucket list exponentially.

⭐This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the Bronze Age Aegean. Not only are there comprehensive general overviews, but there are also many papers addressing specific topics of interest, all written by the world’s leading experts. I will use this book for my class on Aegean Prehistory.

⭐L’inglese scientifico risulta facilemente accessibile anche in testo di riferimento come questo … aggiornato e completo come ci si aspettaCannot recommend this book enough. If you are as in love with the archaeology of the Aegean BA as I am then you need this book

⭐per lo studio del periodo in oggetto è forse il testo più completo ed esaustivo- ottima l’edizione, chiara e accurata

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