Landscape and People of the Franchthi Region
Author | : Tjeerd Hendrik van Andel |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2018-10-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780253044532 |
ISBN-13 | : 0253044537 |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "With the long-awaited publication of these three volumes we have the first thorough documentation of one of the most important prehistoric sites in the Mediterranean, that of Franchthi Cave in the Argolid Peninsula of Greece." —American Anthropologist " . . . the archaeological and paleoenvironmental data from Franchthi Cave are unique in providing a site-specific record of the cultural responses to great environmental changes." —Quarterly Research This volume describes the evolution of the landscape around Franchthi Cave over 25,000 years, its impact on prehistoric inhabitants, and theirs on it.