Thera : Pompeii of the ancient Aegean : excavations at Akrotiri, 1967-79
1983, First Edition. London : Thames and Hudson. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Faint foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Item #476586
ISBN: 0500390169
Series; New aspects of antiquity. Physical description; 168 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, plans ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-161) and index. Contents; The Aegean background – The Aegean and the Cyclades before the Minoan expansion – The site of Akrotiri – The late Cycladic city of Akrotiri – Thera and the Aegean in the late bronze age – The end of late Cycladic I Thera – The Aegean and the eruption of Thera – Thera and the legend of Atlantis. Subjects; Excavations (Archaeology) – Greece – Santorini Island. Akrotiri (Santorini Island, Greece) – Antiquities. Santorini Island (Greece) – Antiquities. Bronze age – Greece – Santorini Island. Minoan civilization. Aegean civilization.
Price: €65.00