The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age

This book is a comprehensive up-to-date survey of the Aegean Bronze Age from its beginnings to the period following the collapse of the Mycenaean palace system. In essays by leading authorities commissioned especially for this volume it covers the history and the material culture of Crete Greece and the Aegean Islands from c. 30001100 BCE as well as topics such as trade religions and economic administration. Intended as a reliable readable introduction for university students it will also be useful to scholars in related fields within and outside classics. The contents of this book are arranged chronologically and geographically facilitating comparison between the different cultures. Within this framework the cultures of the Aegean Bronze Age are assessed thematically and combine both material culture and social history.