Classical Archaeology (eBook)

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 xv

Introduction 1

Robin Osborne and Susan E. Alcock

1 What is Classical Archaeology? 11

Introduction 11

(a) Greek Archaeology 13

Anthony Snodgrass

(b) Roman Archaeology 30

Martin Millett

2 Doing Archaeology in the Classical Lands 51

Introduction 51

(a) The Greek World 53

Jack L. Davis

(b) The Roman World 71

Henry Hurst

3 Human Ecology and the Classical Landscape 91

Introduction 91

The Greek and Roman Worlds 93

Lin Foxhall, Martin Jones and Hamish Forbes

4 The Essential Countryside 122

Introduction 122

(a) The Greek World 124

Susan E. Alcock

(b) The Roman World 144

Nicola Terrenato

5 Urban Spaces and Central Places 168

Introduction 168

(a) The Greek World 170

Tonio Hölscher

(b) The Roman World 187

Nicholas Purcell

6 Housing and Households 207

Introduction 207

(a) The Greek World 209

Lisa Nevett

(b) The Roman World 228

Bettina Bergmann

7 Cult and Ritual 249

Introduction 249

(a) The Greek World 251

Robin Osborne

(b) The Roman World 268

Christopher Smith

8 The Personal and the Political 293

Introduction 293

(a) The Greek World 295

John F. Cherry

(b) The Roman World 316

Penelope J. E. Davies

9 The Creation and Expression of Identity 348

Introduction 348

(a) The Greek World 350

Jonathan M. Hall

(b) The Roman World 368

Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

10 Linking with a Wider World 394

Introduction 394

(a) Greeks and "Barbarians" 396

Sarah P. Morris

(b) Romans and "Barbarians" 415

Jane Webster

11 A Place for Art? 439

Introduction 439

(a) Putting the Art into Artifact 442

Caroline Vout

(b) Classical Archaeology and the Contexts of Art History
468

Michael Squire

Prospective 501

Susan E. Alcock and Robin Osborne

Index 506

"Sue Alcock and Robin Osborne's Classical Archaeology is
already a classic in its own right, and this second edition keeps
it up-to-date with the latest finds and ideas coming out of
Mediterranean archaeology. The essays in this volume remain the
best starting point for any student coming to the
field."

- Ian Morris, Stanford University



"This second edition builds on and improves the strengths
of the first, adding crucial chapters on that central issue in
Classical archaeology - namely art"

- James Whitley, Cardiff University

"To the question, 'what is classical
archaeology?' this book provides a robust response: it is a
discipline that is alive with new questions, new theories, and an
ever-expanding corpus of material-cultural knowledge of the world
of Greek and Roman antiquity."

- R. Bruce Hitchner, Tufts University

"With essays by some of the leading lights of the
discipline, revised to take account of the latest research, and
expanded with two new essays on classical art, the second edition
of Alcock and Osborne's Classical Archaeology offers the best
introduction to the field for students and teachers
alike."

- Jeremy Tanner, University College London

"A star-studded volume that assures the Classical world
its rightfully prominent place within world archaeology, while also
satisfying those looking for a deeper interrogation of its
past."

- Cyprian Broodbank, University College London