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The Rural History of Ancient Greek City-States: The Oropos Survey Project
Michael B. Cosmopoulos
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Rural landscapes constitute valuable records of our past, but given the silence of ancient Greek sources on rural life it is the archaeologists who have can provide the missing information. This volume studies the rural landscape of the ancient Greek city-state of Oropos in order to reach an understanding of the various processes that shaped its history. (The Oropia covered an area of roughly 100 sq km in the northeastern corner of modern Attica, some 50 km north of Athens, and included the important sanctuary of the hero Amphiaraos.) The monograph explores all evidence of occupation, from the third millennium to the decline of the famous sanctuary at the time of the expansion of Christianity. The rural history of the ancient Oropia can be viewed as a continuous struggle of a border area to adapt to the changing demands and policies of regional, national, and international powers. The final section of the book includes a detailed catalogue of findspots.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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NOTE ON GREEK SPELLING AND INTONATION
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ABBREVIATIONS
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INTRODUCTION
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I. LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT
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The area
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Regional Geomorphology (Lawrence Stene)�
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Geomorphologic History of the Oropia (Lawrence Stene)
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II. HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF OROPOS
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III. PREVIOUS RESEARCH AT OROPOS
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IV. THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK
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Theoretical framework
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Methodological framework
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Field and data recovery methods
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V. FINDSPOTS AND FINDS
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General information on the findspots
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From the Neolithic to the Archaic period
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The Lithic finds (James Newhard)
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The Material
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Theoretical Considerations
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Blank Typology
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Blades
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Crested Blades
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Débris
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Flakes
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Retouched/Utilized Pieces
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Blades or Flakes with Lateral Retouch
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Notched Pieces
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Denticulates
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Truncated Pieces
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Burins
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Pièces Esquillées
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Perçoirs/Becs
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Conclusions
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Chronology
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Intra-regional Interaction
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The Classical and Hellenistic periods
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Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery (Nike Sakka)
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VI. THE RURAL HISTORY OF ANCIENT OROPIA
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Stratification and hierarchy in the Bronze Age
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The Gap
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Classical land use and agricultural intensification
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The Hellenistic period and the effects of instability
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Habitation and land use in the Roman period
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VII. CONCLUSION
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Summary of results
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EPILOGUE
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CATALOGUE OF FINDSPOTS
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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF FINDSPOTS
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NOTES
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Dedication
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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NOTE ON GREEK SPELLING AND INTONATION
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ABBREVIATIONS
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PREFACE
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INTRODUCTION
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I. LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT
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II. HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF OROPOS
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III. PREVIOUS RESEARCH AT OROPOS
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IV. THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK
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V. FINDSPOTS AND FINDS
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VI. THE RURAL HISTORY OF ANCIENT OROPIA
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VII. CONCLUSION
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EPILOGUE
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CATALOGUE OF FINDSPOTS
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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF FINDSPOTS
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NOTES
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REFERENCES
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INDEX
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Published: 2001
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781841712826 (paperback)
- 9781407323824 (ebook)
BAR Number: S1001