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Greece before history : an archaeological companion and guide

This book, a lavishly illustrated guide and companion to the prehistoric archaeology of Greece, is written in an informal style free of scientific jargon. It can be used in the classroom or as a guide for the traveler, or read simply for pleasure by anyone with a curiosity about the earliest ages of this fascinating region.
Print Book, English, ©2001
Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., ©2001
Handbooks, manuals, etc
xii, 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
9780804740364, 9780804740500, 0804740364, 080474050X
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An introduction to the prehistory of Greece
The old stone age: how it all began
The new stone age: the earliest Greek civilization
The Bronze Age: "savage virtues and barbarous grandeur"
The end of the Bronze age world
Santorini and the legend of Atlantis
A tour of the principal monuments of prehistoric Greece
Last reflections