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""Overall, this is a very valuable read for more advanced students and scholars of Greek protohistory . . .It offers more refined and  data-rich overview of punctuated changes, and it highlights the varied regional dynamics in central Greece that led to the emergence of the insti-tution of the polis, without prioritizing too much the big, better-known centers such as Athens, Thebes, and Lefkandi."" * American Journal of Archaeology * ""An inspiring, sophisticated, and scrupulously researched study of central Greece...[Knodell offers] a multiscalar picture—as refreshing as it is compelling—that will serve as a solid example of good practice, from which any archaeologist interested in diverse and changing social complexities from a landscape perspective can benefit.""   * American Antiquity * ""Knodell seamlessly juxtaposes intra- and extra-boundary perspectives as they pertain to human identity. The ancient Greeks heroized their Mycenaean predecessors, and Greek archaeologists are similarly enchanted by Peloponnesian palatial territories. Knodell shows us another way. With his diversified dataset from an overlooked region, he encourages us: keep engaging with the 'blank spots' on the map.""   * The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology * ""A welcome addition to works on the archaeology of ‘early Greece’. . . .Societies in Transition is a clear and positive contribution…[that] should be read by students and specialists alike."" * The Classical Review *

Overall, this is a very valuable read for more advanced students and scholars of Greek protohistory . . .It offers more refined and data-rich overview of punctuated changes, and it highlights the varied regional dynamics in central Greece that led to the emergence of the insti-tution of the polis, without prioritizing too much the big, better-known centers such as Athens, Thebes, and Lefkandi. * American Journal of Archaeology *

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Alex R. Knodell is Associate Professor of Classics and Director of the Archaeology Program at Carleton College. In Greece, he co-directs the Small Cycladic Islands Project and the Mazi Archaeological Project. He is the author of numerous academic articles and co-editor of Regional Approaches to Society and Complexity.

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