The Chora of Metaponto 3: Archaeological FIeld Survey—Bradano to Basento
Joseph Coleman Carter (Ed.)
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Hardback. The latest volume of archaeological investigations in southern Italy by the Institute of Classical Archaeology that will present a wealth of new information about the region's ancient rural economy and culture. Editor(s): Carter, Joseph Coleman; Prieto, Alberto. Num Pages: 1648 pages, color and b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 520 x 420 x 100. Weight in Grams: 9765.
This volume is the first scientific publication of the results of a systematic, intensive archaeological field survey conducted in the agricultural territory (chora) of a Greek colony in Southern Italy. Over twenty years, nearly six hundred sites, ranging in date from the prehistoric through the modern periods, were documented in an area of approximately forty square kilometers, resulting in a comprehensive record of the chora's occupation and settlement over the course of more than six thousand years. This volume presents compelling new documentation of the expansive nature and dense population of rural settlement in the western Greek colonies.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
1648
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1648
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292726789
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V9780292726789
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About Joseph Coleman Carter (Ed.)
Joseph Coleman Carter is Director of the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a former fellow of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the American Academy in Rome. Alberto Prieto collaborated with ICA on the field survey at Metaponto, Italy, from 1999 to 2006. He holds a PhD in ... Read more
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