The Aerial Atlas of Ancient Crete
by Myers, J. Wilson (et al)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0520073827
- ISBN 13
- 9780520073821
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About This Item
Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1992. 318pp/illus. "Using twin cameras suspended from a 33-foot, four-finned balloon, Wilson and Ellie Myers have been able to photograph 44 archaeological sites on Crete from a much lower altitude than is possible from helicopters or airplanes. The result is stunning. The breathtaking high-resolution photographs reveal new information and correct mistaken assumptions about these ancient sites. The Atlas will cause scholars to rethink their notions about the Minoan culture of Crete, which with its linear A writing, widespread sea trade, elaborate palaces, and unique art was crucial to the development of western civilization. For archaeologists of the future, the Atlas photographs preserve important information that is being lost each year through gradual erosion of the sites. For each site entry there are aerial views and a corresponding drawn plan, each shedding light on the other; a detailed description of the site (its significance, relationship to the local topography and geology, and excavation history); and a comprehensive research bibliography. The descriptions prepared by the international community of Cretan archaeologists under the guidance of regional specialist Gerald Cadogan reflect the latest available information on the sites of the Minoans and those who succeeded them. Indeed, the text entries and the chapter on Crete by Cadogan are in themselves a major contribution ... . 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011755
- Title
- The Aerial Atlas of Ancient Crete
- Author
- Myers, J. Wilson (et al)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0520073827
- ISBN 13
- 9780520073821
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Crete, Geography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Geography/Maps;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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