The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean (Oxford Handbooks)

The two-star review of this book suggests that since the reviewer did not understand the material of the book then it obviously is a bad book. If you're not prepared to read books then don't review them. In fact this is a very fine reference work on all the important aspects of Aegean cultures in the period ~2000 to ~1200 BC. It includes the work of many prominent scholars working in this field and it is as up-to-date as a book of this kind can be. In particular I recommend the clear and comprehensive review of the controversy over the dating of the eruption of the Thera volcano by Sturt W. Manning.

This work succeeds in gathering summaries by excellent of most significant Bronze Age Aegaean topics. The hard part of such a work is the cutting, reducing the number of topics and how much is debited to each. This work meets the need for a solid general summary of the BAA.

The book arrived in excellent condition in a timely fashion: good job.

Excellent Oxford manual based in a compilation of essays on Aegean archaeology. 920 pages. It will be better with a hard cover... Very recommendable for any person interested in Aegean archaeology during the Bronze Age.

This academic publication consists of a collection of essays and surveys conducted by accredited scholars in their respective fields. It should however, come as no surprise that its intended audience is quite limited. The book is not intended for the layperson and may come off a bit too technical. That aside, I was extremely pleased with this title. It served me well in my research. The way in which it was organized made it possible to reference the desired materials without headache or concern. Most importantly, the research is up-to-date.

This is not a book for a layman, hence my low rating. Although I have more than a passing interest in the subject, I found it to be dry reading. It is not a compilation of essays so much as a compilation of scholarly papers that have as many pages of references as the papers themselves. Its primary concern across most of the writings is the dating of archeological findings from the Bronze Age. Reading is inhibited by frequent and lengthy in-text attributions. Maps, figures, and pictures of found articles are sparse. One needs a very extensive atlas of the era in order to follow most of the text. The the sparsity of illustrations leaves one to conjure what might the pottery mentioned in the text actually look like. In short this is a tome for the professional archeologist who is interested in the chronology of the Mycenaean period. Look elsewhere for speculation on anthropology, art, mythology, or epic.

Wonderful history resource for my history series.

Good book. It's a compilation of independently written articles compiled into one source archive; beautifully organized by period, then by region.

Mostly like.Well organised into chapters dense with information and evidence.Only monochrome images and maps (maybe the immensely more expensive hardcover has got all the colour but this is so much more serious than a coffee table job).Full of so much that I didn't know but wanted to having visited some sites. Expands my bucket list exponentially.

This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the Bronze Age Aegean. Not only are there comprehensive general overviews, but there are also many papers addressing specific topics of interest, all written by the world's leading experts. I will use this book for my class on Aegean Prehistory.

L'inglese scientifico risulta facilemente accessibile anche in testo di riferimento come questo ... aggiornato e completo come ci si aspetta

Cannot recommend this book enough. If you are as in love with the archaeology of the Aegean BA as I am then you need this book

per lo studio del periodo in oggetto è forse il testo più completo ed esaustivo- ottima l'edizione, chiara e accurata