Overview

This volume presents the Protogeometric through Hellenistic material (ca. 970-175 B.C.) from ASCSA excavations conducted in the 1950s at Lerna in the Argolid, one of the most important prehistoric sites in Greece. The material derives from two main sources: burials from a Geometric cemetery near the settlement and Late Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic wells from the mound proper. Although the material consists primarily of pottery and other ceramic finds, it also includes human remains, animal bones and shells, coins, inscriptions, and bronze and stone objects. Heather Graybehl provides a petrographic analysis, Mark L. Lawall discusses the transport amphoras and import patterns, David S. Reese presents the faunal material, and David Scahill presents and catalogues two Doric capitals. This study not only gives scholars greater insight into ceramic developments in the Argolid, it brings much-needed focus to the material culture of a historic settlement not known for strategic trading, politics, or military prowess. Lerna VIII will greatly facilitate comparative studies with other modestly sized communities in ancient Greece.

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The book is fully indexed and beautifully illustrated... a model for the rehabilitation of aging excavation data. As a compendium of pottery produced and used in the Argolid for more than half a millennium, it will be a valuable tool for excavataors and scholars working in the region. * American Journal Of Archaeology *

The book is fully indexed and beautifully illustrated... a model for the rehabilitation of aging excavation data. As a compendium of pottery produced and used in the Argolid for more than half a millennium, it will be a valuable tool for excavataors and scholars working in the region. * American Journal Of Archaeology * Brice Erickson's The Historical Greek Village is an excellent new addition to the Lerna series and significantly furthers our understanding of the nature and character of the site from circa 970 to 175BC [...] Ericson's work significantly furthers our understanding of vilalge life and culture in Geometric - Hellenistic times. * Journal of Greek Archaeology *

[T]his is an important and ground-breaking publication, which is in many ways exemplary as a pottery study... The amount of work Erickson has invested in his very comprehensive analysis and interpretation is impressive. This will surely be the reference work for decades to come. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Brice Erickson's The Historical Greek Village is an excellent new addition to the Lerna series and significantly furthers our understanding of the nature and character of the site from circa 970 to 175BC [...] Ericson's work significantly furthers our understanding of vilalge life and culture in Geometric - Hellenistic times. * Journal of Greek Archaeology * The book is fully indexed and beautifully illustrated... a model for the rehabilitation of aging excavation data. As a compendium of pottery produced and used in the Argolid for more than half a millennium, it will be a valuable tool for excavataors and scholars working in the region. * American Journal Of Archaeology *

"Nobody ever went in search of the historical Greek village of Lerna. But through the unwitting efforts of anonymous German soldiers, the professional practice of American prehistorians, and the meticulous work of Erickson, a portrait of the settlement emerged. Erickson's book provides a model for the rehabilitation of aging excavation data. As a compendium of pottery produced and used in the Argolid for more than half a millennium, it will be a valuable tool for excavators and scholars working in the region. Susan I. Rotroff, AJA 123.3 (July 2019). ""Brice Erickson's The Historical Greek Village is an excellent new addition to the Lerna series and significantly furthers our understanding of the nature and character of the site from circa 970 to 175 B.C."" Mark van der Enden, Journal of Greek Archaeology 4 (2019), pp. 529-531. ""... Erickson's functional interpretation and his more general synthesis are important innovations in a traditional volume focusing on excavation pottery. Furthermore, the section which follows the detailed quantitative comparison-on the role of the symposium (or rather, wine drinking) in a provincial village like Lerna-offers a rich and balanced qualitative discussion of the evidence."" Vladimir Stissi, BMCR 2020.07.18."

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Brice L. Erickson is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

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