The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BC, witnessed the
flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest
expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the
development of artistic techniques in a variety of media, and the
evolution of early Greek religious practices and mythology. The
period also witnessed a violent conflict in Asia Minor between
warring peoples in the region, a conflict commonly believed to be
the historical basis for Homer's Trojan War. The Oxford Handbook of
the Bronze Age Aegean provides a detailed survey of these
fascinating aspects of the period, and many others, in sixty-six
newly commissioned articles. Divided into four sections, the
handbook begins with Background and Definitions, which contains
articles establishing the discipline in its historical,
geographical, and chronological settings and in its relation to
other disciplines. The second section, Chronology and Geography,
contains articles examining the Bronze Age Aegean by chronological
period (Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age). Each
of the periods are further subdivided geographically, so that
individual articles are concerned with Mainland Greece during the
Early Bronze Age, Crete during the Early Bronze Age, the Cycladic
Islands during the Early Bronze Age, and the same for the Middle
Bronze Age, followed by the Late Bronze Age. The third section,
Thematic and Specific Topics, includes articles examining thematic
topics that cannot be done justice in a strictly
chronological/geographical treatment, including religion, state and
society, trade, warfare, pottery, writing, and burial customs, as
well as specific events, such as the eruption of Santorini and the
Trojan War. The fourth section, Specific Sites and Areas, contains
articles examining the most important regions and sites in the
Bronze Age Aegean, including Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Knossos,
Kommos, Rhodes, the northern Aegean, and the Uluburun shipwreck, as
well as adjacent areas such as the Levant, Egypt, and the western
Mediterranean. Containing new work by an international team of
experts, The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean represents
the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume
survey of the field. It will be indispensable for scholars and
advanced students alike.
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