Kommos: An Excavation on the South Coast of Crete, Volume I, Part I: The Kommos Region and Houses of the Minoan Town. Part I: The Kommos Region, Ecology, and Minoan Industries

Published by Princeton University Press 1995

Kommos: An Excavation on the South Coast of Crete, Volume I, Part I

The Kommos Region and Houses of the Minoan Town. Part I: The Kommos Region, Ecology, and Minoan Industries

Edited by: Joseph W. Shaw and Maria C. Shaw

Volume 297 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400852956

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Kommos, located on the south coast of Crete, is widely known for its important sanctuary of the Greek period. and for its earlier role as a major Minoan harbortown. Volumes II and III of this series on the results of the major excavations there have already been published. Now Part I of Volume I offers a general introduction to the site with chapters on the history and character of its excavation seen within the context of earlier archaeological exploration of the Mesara Plain and specifically in the Kommos area (Joseph W. Shaw) and studies on the geomorphology (John A. Gifford), the flora (C. Thomas Shay and Jennifer M. Shay, with Katherine A. Frego and Janusz Zwiazek) and the fauna (David S. Reese, with contributions by Mark J. Rose and Sebastian Payne) of the Kommos region, and ancient and modern land use (Michael Parsons, with John A. Gifford), A catalogue and analysis of finds from a foot survey in the Kommos area are included (Richard Hope Simpson, with Philip P. Betancourt, Peter J. Callaghan, Deborah K. Harlan, John W. Hayes, Joseph W. Shaw, Maria C. Shaw, and L. Vance Watrous). A final chapter by Harriet Blitzer treats Minoan implements and industries. This excavationwas conducted by the University of Toronto and the Royal Ontario Museum under the auspices of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

Originally published in 1995.

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CHAPTER 1. The Topography and Archaeological Exploration of the Western Mesara Joseph W. Shaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 2. The Exploration and Excavation of the Kommos Site Joseph W. Shaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
CHAPTER 3. The Physical Geology of the Western Mesara and Kommos by John A. Gijford John A. Gifford and David S. Reese Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
CHAPTER 4. The Modern Flora and Plant Remains from Bronze Age Deposits at Kommos C. Thomas Shay, Jennifer M. Shay, Katherine A. Trego and Janusz Zwiazek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
CHAPTER 5. The Minoan Fauna David S. Reese, Mark J. Rose and Sebastian Payne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
CHAPTER 6. Soil and Land Use Studies at Kommos Michael Parsons and John A. Gifford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	292
CHAPTER 7. The Archaeological Survey of the Kommos Area Richard Hope Simpson, Philip P. Betancourt, Peter J. Callaghan, Deborah K. Harlan, John W. Hayes, Joseph W. Shaw, Maria C. Shaw and L. Vance Watrous Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
CHAPTER 8. Minoan Implements and Industries Harriet Blitzer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
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