1st Edition
Art, Artefacts and Chronology in Classical Archaeology
By William R. Biers
Copyright 1992
120 Pages
by
Routledge
120 Pages
by
Routledge
120 Pages
by
Routledge
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The museums of the world are full of statues and other artefacts of the Greeks and the Romans. All are given a date. But how are these dates arrived at. What is the evidence? This study provides the student with an introduction and explanation of the ways scholars date the archaeological remains of classical antiquity. Specific examples from architecture, sculpture, and painting are presented, and... Read more
List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: classical archaeology and chronology; 2 How time is recorded; 3 Relative dating; 4 Absolute dating; 5 Interpreting the evidence; Notes; Index;
Biography
William R. Biers
