| Edition |
[English language edition]. |
| Description |
379 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm |
| Note |
"First published in Greek and English by Kapon Editions"--P. [4]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-367) and index. |
| Contents |
The stages of Greek archaeology / Vasileios Petrakos -- [pt. I.]. Great moments in Greek archaeology. The vicissitudes of the Athenian Acropolis in the 19th century. From castle to monument / Fani Malouchou-Tufano -- Kerameikos I. The discovery of the ancient cemetery / Jutta Stroszeck -- Kerameikos II. The Archaic sculptures of the Sacred Gate, Spring 2002 / Wolf-Dietrich Niemeier -- Delos. The excavation of the sacred island of Apollo / Dominique Mulliez -- Olympia. Excavations and discoveries at the great sanctuary / Helmut Kyrieleis -- Schliemann and Homer's "Mycenae rich in gold" / Spyros Iakovides -- Delphi. The excavation of the great oracular centre / Dominique Mulliez -- Knossos. The discovery of the Minoan palace / Colin F. Macdonald -- Sesklo and Dimini. The prehistoric citadels / George Ch. Chourmouziades -- Poliochni on Lemnos. The earliest city in Europe / Alberto G. Benvenuti -- The Athenian Agora. Encounter with the first democracy / Panos Valavanis -- The "royal" tombs at Salamis in Cyprus / Vassos Karageorghis -- Akrotiri on Thera. The excavation of a buried city / Christos Doumas -- Vergina. On the tracks of the Macedonian kings / Stella Drougou -- Dispilio near Kastoria. The prehistoric lake settlement / George Ch. Chourmouziades, Marina Sophronidou -- [pt. II.]. Great moments in marine archaeology. The ancient ship of Kyrenia, beneath Cyprus seas / Susan Womer Katzev -- The Kyrenia II. An attempt in experimental archaeology / Harry E. Tzalas -- Uluburun. A Bronze Age shipwreck / George F. Bass -- [pt. III]. Masterpieces of Greek sculptures see the light of day. The Aphrodite of Melos / Aliki Samara-Kauffmann -- The victory of Samothrace / Aliki Samara-Kauffmann -- The Piraeus bronze statues / Georgios Steinhauer -- Memories of Phrasikleia / Evangelos Ch. Kakavoyiannis -- The large kouros of Samos / Helmut Kyrieleis -- Bronze statues from the depths of the sea / Harry E. Tzalas. |
| Language |
Translated from the Greek. |
| Subject |
Greece -- Antiquities.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greece.
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| Added Author |
Valavanēs, Panos.
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Delēvorrias, Angelos.
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| ISBN |
9780892369102 hardcover |
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0892369108 hardcover |
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