Akrotiri,
Thera: An Architecture of
Affluence 3,500 Years Old
by Clairy Palyvou
It
was long felt that an English edition on the architecture
of Akrotiri, dealing not only with the building technology,
but also with issues of typology, form, and function, would
be welcomed. The present book is, thus, an attempt to provide
the reader with an overall picture of the architecture of
Akrotiri, including an outline of its town plan, a description
of the individual houses, and a discussion of its relationship
with Crete and its neighbors in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The book is based on the author's personal observations
and experience obtained over a fifteen year period (1977–1992)
of work at the site as the architect of the Akrotiri excavation.
This book is confined to the last phase of habitation and
the uniquely preserved houses that are seen today.
Contents:
1. The Volcanic Fate of Thera; 2. The Archaeologist: An
Unexpected Visitor 3,500 Years Later; 3. The Settlement
Pattern of Thera During the 2nd Millennium B.C.; 4. The
Akrotiri Region: Landscape Past and Present; 5. The Town;
6. The Buildings; 7. A Guided Tour through the Town; 8.
A Synopsis of The Theran House Model; 9. The Art of Building:
Materials and Techniques; 10. Design and Morphology; 11.
Reconciling with the Wrath of Engelados; 12. Thera and Her
Neighbors in a Time of Opulence.
240p, 4 tbs, 257 b/w figs, 4 col pls
(Prehistory
Monographs 15, INSTAP Academic Press, 2005)
ISBN-10: 1-931534-14-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-931534-14-7 |
