The Aegean Bronze Age

by Oliver Dickinson

Oliver Dickinson has written a scholarly, accessible and up-to-date introduction to the prehistoric civilizations of Greece. The Aegean Bronze Age saw the rise and fall of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. The cultural history of the region emerges through a series of thematic chapters that treat settlement, economy, crafts, exchange and foreign contact, and religion and burial customs. Students and teachers will welcome this book, but it will...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521456649
• ISBN13: 9780521456647
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Bronze Age

Dickinson has put together a wonderful and thorough text. It can be hard to read in some places and with references to miscellaneous materials inserted into the middle of sentences. All-in-all, wonderful research material or advanced text, but too extensive for a beginner text.

First rate

A well written book using up to date discoveries in archeology. Indeed the archeological evidence presented in this book is quite good focusing not only on man made artifacts but burial customs. To my mind the subject of trade is key to this book. It is written a scholarly fashion yet is approachable. From the archeological evidence theories are offered but the authors do not force any one position but offer them all in a level headed fashion. You will find yourself reading it from cover to cover but cherishing it as a reference.

well documented review of Aegean Bronze Age archaeology

I found this book very helpfull while studing Aegean Prehistory in University. Comprehensive and well documented with some very helpfull plates gives a summary of Aegean Bronze Age archaeological data. Enters not so mutch in details but covers many aspects of the vast Bronze Age data of Aegean. I would strongly suggest this book for archaeology students interested in the Aegean region

Good Solid Survey Book

This was an excellent overall survey of the material, and a great reference work that can be return to again and again, to harden up on the facts, and to get titles of other books and journal articles on each of the specific subject areas. It can at times get a little confusing, with the avalanche of place names and the vagueness with which he describes many of the artefacts, but you still come out knowing a heck of alot more than you did before going in. Also, he has no particular axe to grind--no big theories that can be so annoying in this field. Overall, an excellent book.