Synopses & Reviews
"With the long-awaited publication of these three volumes we have the first thorough documentation of one of the most important prehistoric sites in the Mediterranean, that of Franchthi Cave in the Argolid Peninsula of Greece." --American Anthropologist
"... the archaeological and paleoenvironmental data from Franchthi Cave are unique in providing a site-specific record of the cultural responses to great environmental changes." --Quarterly Research
"Fascicle I is an introduction to the monograph series. It is complemented by a set of maps, plans, and profiles, most of them oversized, needed to match the scope of the project. The maps are of excellent quality... " --American Antiquity
This volume is an introduction to the series as well as the site and excavations. Its principal purpose is to provide a group of illustrations, many of them oversized, fundamental to the stratigraphic and environmental interpretation of the site.
Table of Contents
Preface
A Note on the Spelling of Greek Place Names
Introduction
The Site
The Excavations
The Basis for the Chronological Framework
The Publication
The Engineering Survey (F.A. Cooper)
The Triangulation Network
Site Elevations
The Geological Survey (C.J. Vitaliano)
The Nature, Construction, and Conventions of the Drawings
Terminology
General Comments on the Section Drawings
The Paralia Trenches
The Cave Trenches
Schematic Drawings of Cave Excavation Units
Introduction
Purpose of Schematic Drawings and Conventions Used
Relations of Excavation Units to Lithostratigraphy
Notes
References Cited