Archaeology of Lydia, From Gyges to Alexander

Christopher Roosevelt provides the first overview of the regional archaeology of Lydia in western Turkey.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The cultural and historical framework; 3. Lydian geography and environment; 4. Settlement and society at Sardis; 5. Settlement and society in central and greater Lydia; 6. Burial and society; 7. Conclusions: continuity and change at Sardis and beyond.

About the author

Christopher Roosevelt is Assistant Professor of Archaeology at Boston University. A member of the Archaeological Institute of America, the American Research Institute in Turkey, the British Institute of Archaeology in Ankara, and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, he is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Grant for a project entitled 'Environmental and Cultural Dynamics in Central Lydia, Western Turkey'. He has contributed to the American Journal of Archaeology, the Journal of Field Archaeology, and other journals and edited volumes.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Roosevelt, Christopher H. Roosevelt, Christopher H. (Boston University) Roosevelt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2014
• EAN: 9781107629837
• ISBN: 978-1-107-62983-7
• No. of pages: 329
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Ancient World, Archaeology by period / region, Landscape Archaeology, Archaeological science, methodology & techniques, Archaeological science, methodology and techniques