Christopher Roosevelt

The Archaeology of Lydia, from Gyges to Alexander

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In The Archaeology of Lydia, from Gyges to Alexander, Christopher Roosevelt provides the first overview of the regional archaeology of Lydia in western Turkey, including much previously unpublished evidence as well as a fresh synthesis of the archaeology of Sardis, the ancient capital of the region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 827g
• ISBN-13: 9780521519878
• ISBN-10: 052151987X
• Artikelnr.: 26572127

Autorenporträt

Christopher Roosevelt is Assistant Professor of Archaeology at Boston University. A member of the Archaeological Institute of America, the American Research Institute in Turkey, the British Institute of Archaeology in Ankara, and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, he is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Grant for a project entitled 'Environmental and Cultural Dynamics in Central Lydia, Western Turkey'. He has contributed to the American Journal of Archaeology, the Journal of Field Archaeology, and other journals and edited volumes.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The cultural and historical framework
3. Lydian geography and environment
4. Settlement and society at Sardis
5. Settlement and society in central and greater Lydia
6. Burial and society
7. Conclusions: continuity and change at Sardis and beyond.