Book contents
- The Archaeology of the Mediterranean Iron Age
- The Archaeology of the Mediterranean Iron Age
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- One Interpreting the Mediterranean
- Two Chronologies and Histories
- Three The Movement of People
- Four Contacts and Exchanges
- Five Urbanisation
- Six Written Words
- Seven Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Index
Two - Chronologies and Histories
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2020
- The Archaeology of the Mediterranean Iron Age
- The Archaeology of the Mediterranean Iron Age
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- One Interpreting the Mediterranean
- Two Chronologies and Histories
- Three The Movement of People
- Four Contacts and Exchanges
- Five Urbanisation
- Six Written Words
- Seven Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
The temporal focus of the present volume lies predominantly between c.1100 and c.600 BCE. In the chronologies of the disciplines of Near Eastern Archaeology and Greek Archaeology, this period is known as the Iron Age. This chapter explores the relationship between this absolute date range and its descriptor. In addressing when the Iron Age begins and ends, it also considers who the protagonists of this era are, and how have we identified them as such. None of these topics is straight-forward, however.
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- The Archaeology of the Mediterranean Iron AgeA Globalising World c.1100–600 BCE, pp. 35 - 65Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020