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PublisherAmsterdam University Press

ISBN-109087282346

ISBN-139789087282349

eBay Product ID (ePID)217079037

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LanguageEnglish

TopicArchaeology, Ancient / Greece, Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), General, Social Science, Antiques & Collectibles, History

AuthorMichalis Karambinis

IllustratorYes

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Item Length10.7 In.

Item Height1.5 In.

Item Width8.2 In.

Item Weight49.8 Oz

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TypeTextbook

LCCN2015-494138

TitleLeadingThe

Book TitleIsland of Skyros from Late Roman to Early Modern Times : An Archaeological Survey

Series Volume Number28

Dewey Decimal938/.400909

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisAegean archaeology has mainly concentrated on Prehistoric and Greco-Roman times and has provided relatively little information on human activity and material culture in the medieval period. Historical research concerning the medieval era is sufficiently developed but archaeological research on the medieval Aegean has mainly focused on matters of art and architecture. In fact, we have an overall picture of the medieval and post-medieval periods for only a few islands of the Aegean. This ASLU volume fills this gap. It uses the ancient past as background for examining the continuity and change that the island of Skyros experienced from the Late Roman period onwards. It brings together two different archae-ological 'schools', that of long-term survey research (based mainly on material culture) and that of 'traditional' Byzantine and Post-Byzantine archaeology (focused on art and architecture), offering new perspectives on settlement patterns, art and architecture, and the material culture of Skyros from Late Roman to Early Modern times. The combination of archaeological data and information from historical sources reconstructs the regional history of Skyros during that time span, which is ultimately the main purpose of this study., Archaeology in the Aegean region has mainly focused on the prehistoric and Greco-Roman periods, which has left us with relatively little knowledge of human activity in the area in the medieval period. Meanwhile, the archaeological research that has been conducted there has tended to deal primarily with art and architecture. This volume aims to fill that gap, using the ancient past as a background against which to examine continuity and change on the island of Skyros from the late Roman period onwards.

Publication Year2015

SeriesArchaeological Studies Leiden University Ser.

Dewey Edition23

FormatTrade Paperback

Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1. Background and Historical data 1. Natural Environment 2. Historical Outline 3. Historical Sources for Ottoman Skyros 4. Previous Archaeological and Historical Research PART 2. The Archaeological Survey: Methodology & Comparisons 5. The Skyros survey: a site-based intensive and extensive survey 6. Methods for the Intensive survey 6.1 Field-walking procedure 7. Methods for the Extensive survey PART 3. The Archaeological Survey: The Sites 8. Analysis of the Intensively Surveyed Sites 9. The long-term urban centre of Skyros - Chora (S01) PART 4. Interpretational Synthesis 10. Greco - Roman Skyros 11. Skyros in the Late Antique and Early Middle Ages (4th - mid 9th c. AD) 12. Mid to Late Byzantine/Frankish-Venetian Skyros (mid 9th c. - 1538 AD) 13. Ottoman and Early Modern Skyros (1538 - 1950 AD) 14. General Conclusions Appendix A. Gazetteer of Archaeological Sites Appendix B. Catalogue of Pottery Appendix C. Catalogue of Churches (Chora & suburbs) Appendix D. The synoptic Ottoman tax register (icmal) of the year 1670/1 for Skyros (TK 180, p. 37) References

LC Classification NumberDF261.S59K37 2015

Number of Pages476 pages