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The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BCE, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the development of artistic techniques in a variety of media, and the evolution of early Greek religious practices and mythology. The period also witnessed a violent conflict in Asia Minor between warring peoples in the region, a conflict commonly believed to be the historical basis for Homer's Trojan War. The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean provides a detailed survey of these fascinating aspects of the period, and many others, in sixty-six newly commissioned articles. Divided into four sections, the handbook begins with Background and Definitions, which contains articles establishing the discipline in its historical, geographical, and chronological settings and in its relation to other disciplines. The second section, Chronology and Geography, contains articles examining the Bronze Age Aegean by chronological period (Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age). Each of the periods are further subdivided geographically, so that individual articles are concerned with Mainland Greece during the Early Bronze Age, Crete during the Early Bronze Age, the Cycladic Islands during the Early Bronze Age, and the same for the Middle Bronze Age, followed by the Late Bronze Age. The third section, Thematic and Specific Topics, includes articles examining thematic topics that cannot be done justice in a strictly chronological/geographical treatment, including religion, state and society, trade, warfare, pottery, writing, and burial customs, as well as specific events, such as the eruption of Santorini and the Trojan War. The fourth section, Specific Sites and Areas, contains articles examining the most important regions and sites in the Bronze Age Aegean, including Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Knossos, Kommos, Rhodes, the northern Aegean, and the Uluburun shipwreck, as well as adjacent areas such as the Levant, Egypt, and the western Mediterranean. Containing new work by an international team of experts, The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean represents the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume survey of the field. It will be indispensable for scholars and advanced students alike.… (mais)
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Fortunately, the time when Hellas was seen as the cradle of human civilization in general is definitely over. But Western historiography of ancient history still suffers from extreme myopia for everything that has to do with ancient Greece. That perhaps explains why Oxford University Press still publishes this handbook specifically dedicated to the Aegean region in the period 3,000 to 1.000 bce. Now, it has been clear for decades that the early cultures of the Cyclades, Crete and mainland Greece (Mycenae) were only marginally precursors of classical Greece, and yet we continue to look at that region and that period with a magnifying glass. This is related to with the enormous supply of archaeological material compared to other regions (which is partly the result of that Greece-myopia). Mind you, this area of research is of course absolutely fascinating: Minoan Crete, for example, still appeals to the imagination, partly because of the beautiful works of art (especially the frescoes) that it has left us. But at the same time, for this area (and for ancient antiquity in general) the source material has so many gaps that a truly reliable picture of this period is virtually impossible. Of course, I did not read every article in this manual, nor is it intended for that. It mainly wants to reflect the state of scientific knowledge, and it succeeds in that, some articles more than others. Of course it remains rather dry material, written in academic language and with lots of footnotes; a number of articles offer no more than an extensive literature study, or a chronology of pottery types and add little. And what bothered me most editorially is that the usual archaeological time indications (for example MM2a, standing for Middle Minoan second period, first half, in concrete 1800-1750 bce) are hardly explained in the articles. This is clearly not intended for the general public. ( )
The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BCE, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the development of artistic techniques in a variety of media, and the evolution of early Greek religious practices and mythology. The period also witnessed a violent conflict in Asia Minor between warring peoples in the region, a conflict commonly believed to be the historical basis for Homer's Trojan War. The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean provides a detailed survey of these fascinating aspects of the period, and many others, in sixty-six newly commissioned articles. Divided into four sections, the handbook begins with Background and Definitions, which contains articles establishing the discipline in its historical, geographical, and chronological settings and in its relation to other disciplines. The second section, Chronology and Geography, contains articles examining the Bronze Age Aegean by chronological period (Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age). Each of the periods are further subdivided geographically, so that individual articles are concerned with Mainland Greece during the Early Bronze Age, Crete during the Early Bronze Age, the Cycladic Islands during the Early Bronze Age, and the same for the Middle Bronze Age, followed by the Late Bronze Age. The third section, Thematic and Specific Topics, includes articles examining thematic topics that cannot be done justice in a strictly chronological/geographical treatment, including religion, state and society, trade, warfare, pottery, writing, and burial customs, as well as specific events, such as the eruption of Santorini and the Trojan War. The fourth section, Specific Sites and Areas, contains articles examining the most important regions and sites in the Bronze Age Aegean, including Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Knossos, Kommos, Rhodes, the northern Aegean, and the Uluburun shipwreck, as well as adjacent areas such as the Levant, Egypt, and the western Mediterranean. Containing new work by an international team of experts, The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean represents the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume survey of the field. It will be indispensable for scholars and advanced students alike.
Of course, I did not read every article in this manual, nor is it intended for that. It mainly wants to reflect the state of scientific knowledge, and it succeeds in that, some articles more than others. Of course it remains rather dry material, written in academic language and with lots of footnotes; a number of articles offer no more than an extensive literature study, or a chronology of pottery types and add little. And what bothered me most editorially is that the usual archaeological time indications (for example MM2a, standing for Middle Minoan second period, first half, in concrete 1800-1750 bce) are hardly explained in the articles. This is clearly not intended for the general public. ( )