An anthology of masterpieces from the two collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. The text has a brief analysis of the characteristics and references to housing, tools, weapons, pottery, miniature art and the plastic of the Neolithic and Cycladic culture.
Author
George Papathanassopoulos
Archaeologist, honorary ephor of antiquities
Contents
Foreword: History and Prehistory: The “Prehistoric” Wing of the National Museum: Heinrich Schliemann: Christos Tsountas Christos Karouzos
The Neolithic Civilisation in Greece: Neolithic Settlement The Acropolis of Sesklo The Acropolis of Dimini Habitation in Caves Tools and Weapons of Neolithic Man Minor Objects Neolithic Pottery Neolithic Figurines The Neolithic Heritage
Cycladic Civilisation: Cycladic Settlements and Acropoles Cycladic Cemeteries Cycladic Tools, Weapons and Minor Objects Cycladic Clay and Marble Vases Cycladic Figurines The first flowering of Sculpture in the Aegean
Bibliography
Maps-Tables-Plans
List of Plates
List of Figures
Index
Details
232 pages
134 color photographs, 182 drawings and tables
hardback with color jacket, 30×25 cm
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