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Subject(s)

• Mediterranean Region—History—To 476 [Browse]
• Mediterranean Region—Civilization [Browse]
• Mediterranean Region—Antiquities [Browse]

Author

• Węcowski, Marek [Browse]

Series

• Philippika ; 118. [More in this series]
• Philippika / Altertumskundliche Abhandlungen : contributions to the study of ancient world cultures ; 118 [More in this series]

Summary note

"The end of the Bronze Age and beginning of the Iron Age was the period of a historical turning point for the relationship of the Aegean and the Levant. The two regions were closely related to each other and benefited mutually in this period. The transmission of the alphabet from the East to Greece and the appearance of Mycenaean-style pottery in the East illustrate the cultural borrowings in both directions. The volume presents updated studies on both regions and questions of bilateral relationships regarding archaeological, historical and linguistic aspects. These studies shed light on the pivotal periods of both regions: when Greek poleis were formed, with the culture related to it, and when the political and social situation in the Levant took its form, influencing the entire first millennium BCE. In the linguistic part, the volume includes papers showing possible linguistic relations and mutual borrowings in the triangle of Semitic, Greek and Anatolian languages. In the archaeological and historical parts, the studies deal both with case studies from Anatolia, Greece and Palestine and the synthetic issues regarding the 'big' questions. The book also presents the possible benefits of the usage of scientific methods in historical reconstruction - analysis of isotopes and ancient DNA samples. These new techniques offer a useful tool, expanding our way of exploring the past."--Publisher's description.

Notes

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Maciej Chylenski, Marcin Grynberg, Anna Juras: Late Bronze Age migrations in the Mediterranean. Prospects for approaching the problem of Sea Peoples using ancient DNA

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 22, 2019).

ISBN

• 9783447197304 (electronic book)
• 3447197307 (electronic book)

OCLC

1076808348

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