Ports of Trade, Al Mina and Geometric Greek Pottery in the Levant

£26.00
Author:
Joanna Luke
Publication Year:
2003
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841714783
Paperback:
85pp. Includes 16 figures, 4 black and white plates, 3 maps, 16 tables
ISBN 10:
184171478X
BAR number:
S1100
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Description

BOOK DESCRIPTION
Al Mina, at the mouth of the Orontes, some 75 km SW of Chatal Hüyük, has long dominated Greek-Levantine discussions in the Geometric Period (c. 1000-700 BC); the site was the first to reveal an abundance of Greek pottery generally, and still is the findspot of the greatest quantity of Greek Geometric pottery in the Levant - about 1500 sherds. In this volume, the author undertakes an analysis and review of this 'Greek emporion', taking as her main topics for discussion - Al Mina as a 'port of trade', the evidence for Greek residence on the site, Greek geometric pottery in the Levant, and Geometric pottery in Greek-Levantine trade.