Sagalassos VI

Patrick Degryse is Professor of Archaeometry at KU Leuven, studying the history and use of mineral resources in ancient technology. Marc Waelkens is Professor of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and director of the Sagalassos Archaeological Research Project and the Centre for Archaeological Sciences at KU Leuven.

• PART I. THE GEOLOGICAL SETTINGThe geology of the area around the ancient city of SagalassosPetrography, mineralogy and geochemistry of the rocks in the area of the archaeological site of SagalassosTesting diagnostic geomorphological criteria of active normal faults in the Burdur-Isparta region (SW Turkey)Identifying active normal faults in the Burdur-Isparta region (SW Turkey): remote sensing, surface geology and near-surface geophysicsAn integrated neotectonic study of the à‡anakli basin (SW Turkey): remote sensing, surface geology and near-surface geophysicsPART II. THE GEOMORPHOLOGICAL SETTINGExtracting archaeological features from very high resolution Quickbird-2 remote sensing imagery: A methodological approach based on the town of SagalassosTephra from the Minoan eruption of Santorini in the territory of SagalassosLate Holocene sediment characteristics and sediment accumulation in the marsh of Gravgaz: Evidence for abrupt environmental changesPART III. THE CLIMATIC SETTINGDepositional environment of Holocene cool water travertines in the valley of BaÅŸköyWeathering of limestone in the historical buildings of SagalassosPART IV. EXPLOITATION OF LOCAL RESOURCES AND THE IMPORT OF SUBSISTENCE GOODSClays for mass production of table and common wares, amphorae and architectural ceramics at SagalassosProvenancing the slip of Sagalassos red slip wareThe Sagalassos quarry landscape: bringing quarries in contextIdentifying remains of ancient food in the ceramics of Sagalassos: developing a methodThe 1997-1999 surveys of the Anatolian fish fauna and their relevance to the interpretation of trade at Sagalassos

This volume has much to recommend it. Copiously illustrated and clearly written the book has one great strength: Waelkens and Degryse as well as each individual author bridge the divide between raw scientific data and archaeological context, embedding tables, charts and figures right into the archaeological narrative, ultimately heightening our understanding of this unique Pisidian community.Reviewed by Andrea U. De Giorgi, Case Western Reserve University, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2010.12.03