Companion to Archaeology

John Bintliff is Professor of Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology at Leiden University.

"What distinguishes [this book] is its structure: instead of hundreds of entries discussing individual sites, a limited number of well-known authors take a thematic approach to presenting the subject.... The book will be read with pleasure by general readers and academic alike." (Ancient East and West, 2008) "A stimulating source of ideas, and a conspectus of how broadly and deeply many archaeologists are thinking about the way their discipline relates to the modern world."  (Times Higher Education Supplement) "The perspectives represented are broad and refreshing, accessible to a non-specialist, but authoritative ... This volume is very well suited as a teaching text for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. However, I recommend it for any practioner having an interest in the recent trends and advances that are affecting what archaeology is and will be."  (Historical Archaeology)"For those in search of a single volume that provides a series of state of the art portrayals of the diverse approaches dopted by archeologists in their endeavour to explore and understand the past, look no further." (Post-Medieval Archaeology)"One of the best introductions to modern archaeology in all her guises that I have ever read"  (H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences)"This is a large book, and as promised in the introduction it delivers in a sophisticated way emerging insights on a broad range of key archaeological themes ... I can strongly recommend this volume to the professional and student alike." (Australian Archaeology)"This book is clearly organized and the material presented in a fair and often innovative manner."  (Bryn Mawr Classical Review) "This important book offers a thought-provoking analysis of many of archaeology’s most pressing controversies. Both students and interested laypeople will find this a satisfying journey though the complexities of a rapidly changing, increasingly multidisciplinary archaeological world."  (Brian Fagan, University of California Santa Barbara)"A refreshingly wide set of topics, covered by an impressive and authoritative array of authors."  (Ian Hodder, Stanford University)

• List of Illustrations viiiNotes on Contributors xiiPreface xxList of Abbreviations xxiiiMaps xxivPart I Introduction 11 The Historiography of Archaic Greece 3John K. Davies2 The Mediterranean World in the Early Iron Age 22Carol G. ThomasPart II Histories 413 The Early Iron Age 43Catherine Morgan4 The Eighth-century Revolution 64Ian Morris5 The World of Homer and Hesiod 81Christoph Ulf6 The Tyrants 100Elke Stein-Hölkeskamp7 Sparta 117Massimo Nafissi8 Athens 138Michael Stahl and Uwe Walter9 Greeks and Persians 162Josef WiesehöferPart III Regions 18710 Attica: A View from the Sea 189Sanne Houby-Nielsen11 The Aegean 212Alexander Mazarakis Ainian and Iphigenia Leventi12 Laconia and Messenia 239Nigel Kennell and Nino Luraghi13 The Peloponnese 255Thomas Heine Nielsen and James Roy14 Crete 273James Whitley15 Northern Greece 294Zosia Halina Archibald16 The Western Mediterranean 314Carla M. Antonaccio17 The Black Sea 330Gocha R. TsetskhladzePart IV Themes 34718 Cities 349Jan Paul Crielaard19 Foundations 373Irad Malkin20 States 395Hans-Joachim Gehrke21 Charismatic Leaders 411Robert W. Wallace22 Sanctuaries and Festivals 427François de Polignac23 The Economy 444Hans van Wees24 Class 468Peter W. Rose25 Gender 483Lin Foxhall26 The Culture of the Symposion 508Oswyn Murray27 The Culture of Competition 524Nick Fisher28 Literacy 542John-Paul Wilson29 Intellectual Achievements 564Kurt A. Raaflaub30 War and International Relations 585Henk Singor31 Ethnicity and Cultural Exchange 604Jonathan M. HallBibliography 618Indices 713