The absence of a specialized bilingual dictionary (or glossary) of terminology which would facilitate the work of both scholars and students of archaeology (and, to a lesser degree, history) has long been noted. Several dictionaries or compact encyclopaedias of archaeological terms have been published in both Greek and English since the 19th century (some of the latter have been translated in Greek as well). All of them however have been written in one of those languages, explaining (quite often with useful images) each term but not providing its equivalent in the other language. It is hoped that the present work will cover this lacuna in international bibliography. An adequate knowledge of English is essential to anyone professionally involved with classical archaeology and/or Greek prehistory, since English has become undoubtedly the lingua franca of our time. The dominance of the German and French "schools" in this field has given its place to Anglophone (principally British and American) studies since the Second World War and English-language bibliography is indispensable to any researcher of any topic relating to the archaeology of Greek lands. The present dictionary is intended to be a tool both for students and scholars or professional archaeologists studying, reading and publishing in both Greek and English.

About the Author
Nikos Koutsoumpos studied Classical Archaeology at University College London; he then received an MPhil (Archeaology of the Early Bronze Age Aegean) and a PhD (The domestic architecture of eastern Crete in the Bronze Age) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been working as an archivist and has catalogued, among other collections, the photographic collection of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies at ELIA/MIET (Athens); he has also participated in the documentation of the Cavafy Archive. He has published articles and has participated in congresses with papers concerning archaeological photography.


Book Information
ISBN 9781789698572
Author Nikos Koutsoumpos
Format Paperback
Page Count 188
Imprint Archaeopress
Publisher Archaeopress
Weight(grams) 303g