The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BCE, 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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