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Autopsy in Athens - Recent Archaeological Research on Athens and Attica (Hardcover)
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Autopsy in Athens - Recent Archaeological Research on Athens and Attica (Hardcover)
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This is an exciting time to study in Athens. The "rescue"
excavations of recent years, conducted during construction of the
Metro system and in preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games,
combined with major restoration projects and a new enthusiasm for
fresh examination of old material, using new techniques and
applications, brings new perspectives and answers on many aspects
of the ancient city of Athens and life, politics and religion in
Attica. The 15 papers presented here contribute new findings that
result from intensive, first-hand examinations of the
archaeological and epigraphical evidence. They illustrate how much
may be gained by re-examining material from older excavations, and
from the methodological shift from documenting information to
closer analysis and larger historical reflection. They offer a
variety of perspectives on a range of issues: the ambience of the
ancient city for passers-by, filled with roadside shrines;
techniques of architectural construction and sculpting; religious
expression in Athens including cults of Asklepios and Serapis; the
precise procedures for Greek sacrifice; how the borders of Attica
were defined over time, and details of its road-system. In
presenting this volume the contributors are continuing in a long
tradition of autopsy - in the sense of 'personal observation' - in
Athens, that began even in the Hellenistic period and has continued
through the writings of centuries of travellers and academics to
the present day.
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