The Protogeometric Aegean: The Archaeology of the Late Eleventh and Tenth Centuries BC

by Irene S. Lemos

This is an up-to-date survey of Aegean archaeology at the beginning of the Iron Age (late eleventh and tenth centuries BC). There are chapters on pottery, metal finds, burial customs, architectural remains (and how to use them to understand the social and political structure of the society), cult practices, and developments towards state formation. The book will be useful to field archaeologists, historians of ancient Greece, and students.

344 pages, Hardcover

First published March 27, 2003

Reviews

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent update for anyone engaged in research into the Early Iron Age Aegean. This book surveys every Protogeometric site in the Aegean, expounding in brief but no less informative detail on what finds were made where and offering some conclusions based on these finds about life in the Aegean at this time.