Kommos, located on the south coast of Crete, is widely known for its important sanctuary of the Greek period. and for its earlier role as a major Minoan harbortown. Volumes II and III of this series on the results of the major excavations there have already been published. Now Part I of Volume I offers a general introduction to the site with chapters on the history and character of its excavation seen within the context of earlier archaeological exploration of the Mesara Plain and specifically in the Kommos area (Joseph W. Shaw) and studies on the geomorphology (John A. Gifford), the flora (C. Thomas Shay and Jennifer M. Shay, with Katherine A. Frego and Janusz Zwiazek) and the fauna (David S. Reese, with contributions by Mark J. Rose and Sebastian Payne) of the Kommos region, and ancient and modern land use (Michael Parsons, with John A. Gifford), A catalogue and analysis of finds from a foot survey in the Kommos area are included (Richard Hope Simpson, with Philip P. Betancourt, Peter J. Callaghan, Deborah K. Harlan, John W. Hayes, Joseph W. Shaw, Maria C. Shaw, and L. Vance Watrous). A final chapter by Harriet Blitzer treats Minoan implements and industries.
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Joseph W. Shaw is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Toronto.
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Outstanding tour of Minoan Kommos and a Day In the Life of an Archaeologist,
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I read this book after a recent trip to Crete where I peered in through the fenced off site of Kommos at the Great Minoan architecture below.This book is wonderful for several reasons: - It provides excellent detail of methodology as well as finds during the Kommos excavations - Shaw is gracious and humble in acknowledging the extraordinary team of people who worked and financed the excavation, which also reveals the details and hard work that go into an excavation of this magnitude - It fills the reader with excitement about Kommos, its finds and provides a broader context of meaning for the Minoan civilization - Beautiful photographs
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Bronze Age, Hagia Triada, Late Minoan, Middle Minoan, American School, Tripillar Shrine, University of Toronto, North Stoa, Mesara Plain, Libyan Sea, Maria Shaw, Minoan Triangle, Vance Watrous, East Crete, George Beladakis, Late Hellenistic, Bryn Mawr College, North Africa, Archaeological Service, Douglas Orr, Early Roman, Jeremy Rutter, Minoan Building, North American, The Palace of Minos New!
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- The Cult Places of the Aegean by Bogdan Rutkowski in Back Matter
- Aegean Painting in the Bronze Age by Sara Anderson Immerwahr in Back Matter
- The Archaeology of Crete: An Introduction by J.D.S. Pendlebury in Back Matter
- Sardinian and Aegean Chronology: Towards the Resolution of Relative and Absolute Dating in the Mediterranean (Studies in Sardinian Archaeology) by Miriam S. Balmuth in Back Matter
- History of Art by National Learning Corporation on page 97
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