Sandy Pylos

by Davis, Jack L.; Davis, Jack L.; Bennet, John; Alcock, Susan E. (CON); Antoniou, Maria (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780876619612
• ISBN10: 0876619618
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-30
• Publisher: Amer School of Classical

Summary

This book traces the archaeological history of Pylos and surrounding regions in Messenia from the Palaeolithic to the present. Designed as much for general readers and travelers interested in ancient Greece as for scholars, the volume presents the findings of the Pylos Regional Archaeological Project (PRAP), which has intensively studied the region over the past 15 years. The 1998 edition, originally published by the University of Texas Press and widely used as a textbook in undergraduate classes, is reprinted with a new preface by Jack Davis and John Bennet, two of the project's original directors, assessing PRAP's impact and outlining new discoveries in the region.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. xi
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xix
Preface	p. xxxv
Transliteration Rules	p. xliii
Introduction: Glimpses of Messenia Past	p. x
The Environmental Setting	p. 1
The Physical Scientist's Role in Regional Archaeology	p. 10
From Pollen to Plants	p. 14
The History of Archaeological Investigations in Messenia	p. 23
The Discovery of the Palace of Nestor	p. 42
Marinatos in Pylos	p. 47
The Palace and Its Dependencies	p. 53
The Port of Nestor	p. 69
Mycenaean Burial at Pylos	p. 75
The Palace and Its Operations	p. 81
The Ano Englianos Hilltop After the Palace	p. 97
The Perfumed-Oil Industry	p. 101
The Linear B Archives and the Kingdom of Nestor	p. 111
The PRAP Survey's Contribution	p. 134
Umme and Nichoria	p. 139
After the Palace: The Early "History" of Messenia	p. 147
Ceramic Typology for Beginners	p. 163
Nichoria: An Early Iron Age Village in Messenia	p. 167
The Battle of Sphacteria (425 B.C.)	p. 171
Liberation and Conquest: Hellenistic and Roman Messenia	p. 179
Dialiskari: A Late Roman Villa on the Messenian Coast	p. 192
Power from the Dead: Tomb Cult in Postliberation Messenia	p. 199
Bouka	p. 205
Medieval Messenia	p. 211
The Estates of Niccolo Acciaiuoli	p. 229
Venetian Methoni (Modon)	p. 234
Byzantine Sgraffito Ware	p. 239
The Second Ottoman Period and the Greek Revolution	p. 245
Hasanaga: A Glimpse Into the Ottoman Countryside	p. 262
The Battle of Navarino	p. 267
From Pausanias to the Present	p. 273
Messenia's Multiple Pasts	p. 292
Computers and Maps at PRAP	p. 298
A Fieldwalker's Perspective on PRAP	p. 302
Timeline	p. 307
Sources of Quotations	p. 311
Further Reading	p. 315
Index	p. 321
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