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The archaeology of Greek colonisation : essays dedicated to Sir John Boardman / edited by Gocha R. Tsetskhladze and Franco De Angelis.

Contributor(s): Boardman, John, 1927- | Tsetskhladze, Gocha R | De Angelis, FrancoMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Monograph (University of Oxford. Committee for Archaeology) ; no. 40Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Committee for Archaeology ; distributed by Oxbow Books, 1994. Description: x, 149 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 0947816402Subject(s): Boardman, John, 1927- | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greece | Greece -- ColoniesGenre/Form: HistoryLOC classification: DF251 | .A723 1994
Contents:
The nature and standing of the early western colonies / Anthony M. Snodgrass -- Precolonisation: early Greek contact with the east / Mervyn R. Popham -- Phoenicians and Greeks in the west: a view from Pithekoussai / David Ridgway -- Prospectors and pioneers: Pithekoussai, Kyme and Central Italy / J. Nicholas Coldstream -- Massalia and colonization in the north-western Mediterranean / Brian B. Shefton -- The foundation of Selinous: overpopulation or opportunities? / Franco De Angelis -- Greek penetration of the Black Sea / Gocha R. Tsetskhladze -- Settlement for trade and land in North Africa: problems of identity / John Boardman.
Summary: Every year archaeological research is producing new evidence for the study of Greek colonisation. The eight essays in this collection dedicated to Sir John Boardman provide an up-to-date survey of these new discoveries. They introduce new approaches to handling both the old and new data, pointing out at the same time the gaps and possible future directions for the study of Greek colonisation from the archaeological viewpoint. Contributors include A M Snodgrass (The growth and standing of the early Western colonies), M R Popham (Early Greek contact with the East), D Ridgway (Phoenicians and Greeks in the West), J N Coldstream (Pithekoussai, Kyme and central Italy), B. Shefton (Massalia and colonisation in the north-western Mediterranean), F. De Angelis (The foundation of Selinous: Overpopulation or opportunities?), G. Tsetskhladze (Greek penetration of the Black Sea), John Boardman (Settlement for trade and land in North Africa).
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Includes bibliographical references.

The nature and standing of the early western colonies / Anthony M. Snodgrass -- Precolonisation: early Greek contact with the east / Mervyn R. Popham -- Phoenicians and Greeks in the west: a view from Pithekoussai / David Ridgway -- Prospectors and pioneers: Pithekoussai, Kyme and Central Italy / J. Nicholas Coldstream -- Massalia and colonization in the north-western Mediterranean / Brian B. Shefton -- The foundation of Selinous: overpopulation or opportunities? / Franco De Angelis -- Greek penetration of the Black Sea / Gocha R. Tsetskhladze -- Settlement for trade and land in North Africa: problems of identity / John Boardman.

Every year archaeological research is producing new evidence for the study of Greek colonisation. The eight essays in this collection dedicated to Sir John Boardman provide an up-to-date survey of these new discoveries. They introduce new approaches to handling both the old and new data, pointing out at the same time the gaps and possible future directions for the study of Greek colonisation from the archaeological viewpoint. Contributors include A M Snodgrass (The growth and standing of the early Western colonies), M R Popham (Early Greek contact with the East), D Ridgway (Phoenicians and Greeks in the West), J N Coldstream (Pithekoussai, Kyme and central Italy), B. Shefton (Massalia and colonisation in the north-western Mediterranean), F. De Angelis (The foundation of Selinous: Overpopulation or opportunities?), G. Tsetskhladze (Greek penetration of the Black Sea), John Boardman (Settlement for trade and land in North Africa).