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 / / ed. by Maria C. Shaw, Joseph W. Shaw.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Betancourt, Philip P.,; Blitzer, Harriet,; Callaghan, Peter J.,; Gifford, John A.,; Harlan, Deborah K.,; Hayes, John W.,; Parsons, Michael,; Payne, Sebastian,; Reese, David S.,; Rose, Mark J.,; Shaw, Joseph W.,; Shaw, Maria C.,; Shay, C. Thomas,; Shay, Jennifer M.,; Simpson, Richard Hope,; Trego, Katherine A.,; Watrous, L. Vance,; Zwiazek, Janusz,
• HerausgeberIn: Shaw, Joseph W.,; Shaw, Maria C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 297
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (848 p.) :; 215 illus.

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.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- List of Plates -- List of Tables -- CHAPTER 1. The Topography and Archaeological Exploration of the Western Mesara -- CHAPTER 2. The Exploration and Excavation of the Kommos Site -- CHAPTER 3. The Physical Geology of the Western Mesara and Kommos by John A. Gijford -- CHAPTER 4. The Modern Flora and Plant Remains from Bronze Age Deposits at Kommos -- CHAPTER 5. The Minoan Fauna -- CHAPTER 6. Soil and Land Use Studies at Kommos -- CHAPTER 7. The Archaeological Survey of the Kommos Area -- CHAPTER 8. Minoan Implements and Industries -- References -- Index -- Plates -- Plate 1.1- Plate 4.4. -- Plate 4.5.-Plate 7.15 -- Plate 7.16-Plate 7.57 -- Plate 7.59- Plate 8.27 -- Plate 8.28- Plate 8.60. -- Plate 8.61- Plate 8.82. -- Plate 8.83-Plate 8.109