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

Skeates, R.

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• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed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
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1637403
• Additional Information: Published on behalf of the European Association of Archaeologists.