Classical Archaeology

Notes on Contributors xv

Introduction 1
Robin Osborne and Susan E. Alcock

1 What is Classical Archaeology? 11

Introduction 11

(a) Greek Archaeology 13
Anthony Snodgrass

(b) Roman Archaeology 30
Martin Millett

2 Doing Archaeology in the Classical Lands 51

Introduction 51

(a) The Greek World 53
Jack L. Davis

(b) The Roman World 71
Henry Hurst

3 Human Ecology and the Classical Landscape 91

Introduction 91

The Greek and Roman Worlds 93
Lin Foxhall, Martin Jones and Hamish Forbes

4 The Essential Countryside 122

Introduction 122

(a) The Greek World 124
Susan E. Alcock

(b) The Roman World 144
Nicola Terrenato

5 Urban Spaces and Central Places 168

Introduction 168

(a) The Greek World 170
Tonio H¶lscher

(b) The Roman World 187
Nicholas Purcell

6 Housing and Households 207

Introduction 207

(a) The Greek World 209
Lisa Nevett

(b) The Roman World 228
Bettina Bergmann

7 Cult and Ritual 249

Introduction 249

(a) The Greek World 251
Robin Osborne

(b) The Roman World 268
Christopher Smith

8 The Personal and the Political 293

Introduction 293

(a) The Greek World 295
John F. Cherry

(b) The Roman World 316
Penelope J. E. Davies

9 The Creation and Expression of Identity 348

Introduction 348

(a) The Greek World 350
Jonathan M. Hall

(b) The Roman World 368
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

10 Linking with a Wider World 394

Introduction 394

(a) Greeks and âBarbariansâ 396
Sarah P. Morris

(b) Romans and âBarbariansâ 415
Jane Webster

11 A Place for Art? 439

Introduction 439

(a) Putting the Art into Artifact 442
Caroline Vout

(b) Classical Archaeology and the Contexts of Art History 468
Michael Squire

Prospective 501
Susan E. Alcock and Robin Osborne

Index 506