
The Early and Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Record of Greece
current status and future prospects
Vangelis Tourloukis(Author)
Leiden University Press
Published on 14. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
262 pages
978-90-8728-106-9 (ISBN)
Description
By applying a fieldwork-based, geoarchaeological approach, Tourloukis examines in this study the evidence from Greece within the framework of the earliest occupation of Europe. Although the Greek Peninsula lies within a core area of early hominin movements between Africa and Europe but also within Eurasia itself, the Lower Palaeolithic record of Greece remains as yet extremely poor. Choosing the scanty Greek record as a case-study, Tourloukis elaborates on a hitherto largely overlooked subject in the Eurasian Early-Middle Pleistocene archaeology: the role of geomorphic processes in biasing archaeological distribution patterns of early human presence. This study identifies the current status of the record, explains this status from a geoarchaeological and geomorphological perspective, and prospects its future enrichment. The analysis is carried out on a landscape-scale and it assesses preservation potential in conjunction with archaeological visibility. Finally a conceptual model emerges that can assist in interpreting and/or predicting early Palaeolithic site locations in tectonically active settings, such as those of the Mediterranean Basin. Archaeological Studies Leiden University (ASLU) is a series of the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University since 1998. The series' aim is to publish Research and PhD theses of Archaeology and covers the international research fields of European Prehistory, Classical-, Near Eastern-, Indian American- and Science-based Archaeology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Adult education
Dimensions
Height: 273 mm
Weight
684 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-8728-106-9 (9789087281069)
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Vangelis Tourloukis recently received his PhD in Archeology from Leiden University
Content
The Early and Middle PleistoceneArchaeological Record of Greece - 2[-]Contents - 8[-]1 - Introduction - 12[-]2 - Lower Palaeolithic archaeology and the peopling of Europe - 16[-]3 - Lower Palaeolithic records of the circum-Mediterranean area - 24[-]4 - The Lower Palaeolithic record of Greece - 46[-]5 - Pleistocene deposits and the absence of stratified Lower Palaeolithic evidence: two case-studies - 116[-]6 - Quaternary landscape evolution and the preservation of Pleistocene sediments - 128[-]7- Synthesis - 198[-]Epilogue - 216[-]References - 220[-]English Summary - 250[-]Dutch Summary - 252[-]List of Figures - 254[-]List of Tables and Appendices - 256[-]Abbreviations and Notes - 258[-]Acknowledgements - 260[-]Curriculum Vitae - 262