Classical Archaeology

Susan E. Alcock is Director of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World and Professor of Classics, Anthropology and Archaeology at Brown University. Her recent books include Archaeologies of the Greek Past: Landscape, Monuments and Memory (2001) and Side-by-Side Survey: Comparative Regional Analysis in the Mediterranean Region (with John F. Cherry, 2004). Robin Osborne is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of King's College. His recent books include Archaic and Classical Greek Art (1998), Greek Historical Inscriptions 404–323 B.C. (with P. J. Rhodes, 2003), Greek History (2004), Athens and Athenian Democracy (2010) and The History Written on the Classical Greek Body (2011).

• List of Figures ix Notes on Contributors xvIntroduction 1Robin Osborne and Susan E. Alcock1 What is Classical Archaeology? 11Introduction 11(a) Greek Archaeology 13Anthony Snodgrass(b) Roman Archaeology 30Martin Millett2 Doing Archaeology in the Classical Lands 51Introduction 51(a) The Greek World 53Jack L. Davis(b) The Roman World 71Henry Hurst3 Human Ecology and the Classical Landscape 91Introduction 91The Greek and Roman Worlds 93Lin Foxhall, Martin Jones and Hamish Forbes4 The Essential Countryside 122Introduction 122(a) The Greek World 124Susan E. Alcock(b) The Roman World 144Nicola Terrenato5 Urban Spaces and Central Places 168Introduction 168(a) The Greek World 170Tonio Hölscher(b) The Roman World 187Nicholas Purcell6 Housing and Households 207Introduction 207(a) The Greek World 209Lisa Nevett(b) The Roman World 228Bettina Bergmann7 Cult and Ritual 249Introduction 249(a) The Greek World 251Robin Osborne(b) The Roman World 268Christopher Smith8 The Personal and the Political 293Introduction 293(a) The Greek World 295John F. Cherry(b) The Roman World 316Penelope J. E. Davies9 The Creation and Expression of Identity 348Introduction 348(a) The Greek World 350Jonathan M. Hall(b) The Roman World 368Andrew Wallace-Hadrill10 Linking with a Wider World 394Introduction 394(a) Greeks and “Barbarians” 396Sarah P. Morris(b) Romans and “Barbarians” 415Jane Webster11 A Place for Art? 439Introduction 439(a) Putting the Art into Artifact 442Caroline Vout(b) Classical Archaeology and the Contexts of Art History 468Michael SquireProspective 501Susan E. Alcock and Robin OsborneIndex 506

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