Phylakopi, Melos, 189699: The Finds in the National Archaeol... - 9780904887754

Phylakopi, Melos, 189699: The Finds in the National Archaeological Museum, AthensAuthor(s): R L N Barber\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: British School at Athens, United Kingdom\nImprint: British School at Athens\nISBN-13: 9780904887754, 978-0904887754\nSynopsis\nThe site of Phylakopi on Melos occupies a special place in the prehistory of the Aegean Bronze Age. The first work there by the British School at Athens in [tel]there were two further campaigns, in 1911 and [tel] was memorably described by Carl Blegen as the first really serious effort to understand stratification, the first really good excavation in Greece. The Field Director, Duncan Mackenzie, kept detailed day-to-day records of the work, later applying methods developed on Melos to the excavation of Knossos. The circumstances surrounding the initial excavation permit for Phylakopi and the role of Christos Tsountas, who later organised the Cycladic displays in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, are here examined i.