The Ionian Islands in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age3000-800 Bc

The cultural identity of the Ionian Islands during the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age was shaped by a variety of factors, not least by their geographical position at the north-western fringes of the Aegean world. Through the scrutiny of all the categories of archaeological evidence tombs and cemeteries, settlements and artifacts the author succeeds in reconstructing the archaeological profile of this fascinating region. Spanning the chronological period from 3000 to 800BC, this study will be of interest to archaeologists and students of Greek prehistory as a whole as well as to those studying regions and island groups. "The descriptions of sites are clear and detailed, the parallels thoroughly researched and the analysis of connections and implications lucid, objective and impressively well-informed... a gigantic step forward in the archaeology of the Ionian Islands."Mediterranean Prehistory Online

Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood is Research Curator of the Classical Museum, Department of Classics, University College Dublin.