| Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete Revised Edition Contributor(s): Castleden, Rodney (Author) |
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ISBN: 041508833X ISBN-13: 9780415088336 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1992 Annotation: Since their rediscovery in the early 1900s, Minoans have been defined by a series of cultural traits: elegance, gracefulness and sophistication, lovers of nature, in harmony with their neighbors. But how far does the later work of archaeologists support this view? Castleden uses the results of recent research to produce a comprehensive view of the peoples of Minoan Crete. Illustrations. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 939.18 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (0.73 lbs) 240 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Thoroughly researched, Rodney Castleden's Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete here sues the results of recent research to produce a comprehensive new vision of the peoples of Minoan Crete. Since Sir Arthur Evans rediscovered the Minoans in the early 1900s, we have defined a series of cultural traits that make the 'Minoan personality' elegant, graceful and sophisticated, these nature lovers lived in harmony with their neighbours, while their fleets ruled the seas around Crete. This, at least, is the popular view of the Minoans. But how far does the later work of archaeologists in Crete support this view? Drawing on his experience of being actively involved in research on landscapes processes and prehistory for the last twenty years, Castleden writes clearly and accessibly to provide a text essential to the study of this fascinating subject. |