A test of time : the volcano of Thera and the chronology and history of the Aegean and east Mediterranean in the mid second millennium BC
"The eruption of Thera represents a special, clearly defined, moment in Aegean and east Mediterranean prehistory. If the eruption could be precisely dated, it would offer a unique linchpin for the study and synchronisation of the history and cultures of the region in the mid-second millennium B.C. Further, it would provide a key test for the historical chronology of ancient Egypt (as determined by two centuries of scholarship) and the derived archaeological chronologies currently employed in the Aegean and east Mediterranean." "This book seeks a resolution of the Thera date, and related archaeological chronologies, based on a critical review of all current archaeological and scientific data. A new 'early' chronology for the Aegean c.1700-1400 B.C. is proposed."--BOOK JACKET
Chronology
xxxiii, 494 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm
9781900188999, 1900188996
44179744
I. Introduction
II. A brief history of the Thera debate
III. Aims and preliminary issues for this study
IV. Archaeological and historical evidence
V. Absolute dating evidence
VI. Summary and conclusions
VII. Some implications, and the problem of dating Alalakh VII
Appendices