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Akrotiri, Thera: An Architecture of Affluence 3,500 Years Old: 15
Author(s): Clairy Palyvou (Author)
- Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
- Publication Date: 31 Dec. 2005
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 1931534144
- ISBN-13: 9781931534147
Book Description
This book examines the architecture of Akrotiri, dealing not only with the building technology, but also with issues of typology, form, and function. It provides 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 neighbours 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 of the Akrotiri excavation. This book is confined to the last phase of habitation and the uniquely preserved houses that are seen today.
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About the Author
PhD; Prof. Emerita, Dept. of Architecture, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. She has worked for the Greek Ministry of Culture, and she is the site architect of Akrotiri, Thera. Her academic work focuses mainly on the architecture and art of the early Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean cultures. Palyvou has lectured extensively in Europe and the United States and has published three books, two of which are about the architecture of Akrotiri. She has also worked in the field of architectural heritage at Knossos, Mycenae, Thorikos, Olympia, Kommos, and the Athenian Acropolis
