Sicily Before History

An Archeological Survey from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age

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Robert Leighton

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Students and travelers to Sicily will welcome this inviting introduction to the archaeology of the Mediterranean's largest island. In the first English-language book on prehistoric Sicily in over forty years, Robert Leighton explores the region's rich archaeological record. He charts the development of Sicily's early cultures from the Palaeolithic onward, concluding with an account of the indigenous society at the time of Greek and Phoenician settlement in the 8th century B.C.Each chapter in this generously illustrated volume highlights the principal developments of a major chronological period and then addresses social and economic themes. Among the topics discussed are settlement patterns and structures; local autonomy; external influences; cultural expression; and contacts with Italy, nearby satellite islands, and the Mycenaean world. Informed by recent fieldwork and scholarship, this book is a necessary guide to the current state of knowledge on prehistoric Sicily.

Author Biography:

Robert Leighton is a Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Protohistoric Settlement on the Cittadella and Tarquinia, An Etruscacan City and editor of Early Societies in Sicily.

Release date Australia

January 29th, 1999

Author

Robert Leighton

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Undergraduate

Pages

224

Dimensions

159x241x19

ISBN-13

9780801485855

Product ID

27149237

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