Archaeologies of the Greek Past: Landscape, Monuments, and Memories

by Susan E. Alcock and Susan E. Alcock

Book Overview

Social memory - the shared remembrances of group experience - creates shared identity, and provides people with both an image of their past and a design for their future. But how are we to conceive the memories of past peoples such as, for example, the ancient Greeks? This 2002 book makes a strong case for the use of archaeology, particularly the evidence of landscape and of monuments, to trace patterns in commemoration and forgetfulness. Three detailed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521890004
• ISBN13: 9780521890007
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.7"