Book review: Uplands of Ancient Sicily and Calabria: The Archaeology of Landscape Revisited

Skeates, R.

doi:10.1177/14619571090120011404

Book review: Uplands of Ancient Sicily and Calabria: The Archaeology of Landscape Revisited

Skeates, R.

Authors

Professor Robin Skeates robin.skeates@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This book presents the methods and preliminary results of six Anglo-American-Sicilian archaeological landscape projects undertaken in the uplands of Sicily and Calabria: the Bova Marina Archaeological Project, the Gornalunga and Margi Valleys Survey, the Upper Simeto Valley Project, the Troina Project, fieldwork at Polizzello, and the Salemi Project. Highlights are Foxhall et al.’s clear summary of a thoughtfully conceived archaeological survey and excavation project combining the coastal lowlands and mountainous uplands of Southern Calabria; Ayala and Fitzjohn’s detailed evaluation of the methodology and results of the Troina Survey in terms of the preservation and visibility of upland archaeological sites and soils linked to particular (albeit undated) soil erosion processes; and Lucy Walker’s valuable synthesis of published literature on the political, ethnic and, to a lesser extent, economic history of Troina’s elite and their landownership, which complements some of the patterns identified by the related archaeological survey.

Citation

Skeates, R. (2009). Book review: Uplands of Ancient Sicily and Calabria: The Archaeology of Landscape Revisited. European Journal of Archaeology, 12(1-3), 255-257. https://doi.org/10.1177/14619571090120011404

Journal Article Type	Book Review
Online Publication Date	Dec 14, 2009
Publication Date	Dec 14, 2009
Deposit Date	May 24, 2016
Publicly Available Date	May 24, 2016
Journal	European Journal of Archaeology
Print ISSN	1461-9571
Electronic ISSN	1741-2722
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Volume	12
Issue	1-3
Pages	255-257
Item Discussed	Uplands of Ancient Sicily and Calabria: The Archaeology of Landscape Revisited. by Fitzjohn, Matthew;
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/14619571090120011404
Additional Information	Published on behalf of the European Association of Archaeologists.

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in European journal of archaeology in 2009, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1177/14619571090120011404