Beyond the Acropolis A Rural Greek Past |
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| Author:
| Van Andel, Tjeerd H.
Runnels, Curtis N. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-1389-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1987 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $46.00 |
Book Description:
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Beneath the cultural peaks of Ancient Greece lay the basic agricultural economy that made civilization possible. This book studies Greek country life from its earliest beginnings to the recent past, revealing a sequence of geological, geographical, cultural, and economic images spanning some 50,000 years of human settlement and land use.
Beneath the cultural peaks of Ancient Greece lay the basic agricultural economy that made civilization possible. This book studies Greek country life from its earliest beginnings to the recent past, revealing a sequence of geological, geographical, cultural, and economic images spanning some 50,000 years of human settlement and land use.