{"id":801,"date":"2012-09-27T17:27:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T17:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ajaonline.org\/2012\/09\/27\/1367\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T03:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T03:46:24","slug":"1367","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Reviews April 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following book reviews were published in the printed AJA only and are available for purchase on JSTOR. For more information, see access options<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

The Lie Became Great: The Forgery of Ancient near Eastern Cultures<\/a> (pp. 285–286)
\n\tBy Oscar White Muscarella
\n\tReviewed by David W.J. Gill<\/p>\n

A Comparative Study of Thirty City-State Cultures: An Investigation Conducted by the Copenhagen Polis Centre<\/a> (pp. 286–287)
\n\tBy Mogens Herman Hansen 
\n\tReviewed by James C. Wright <\/p>\n

Gender and the Archaeology of Death<\/a> (pp. 287–288)
\n\tBy Bettina Arnold and Nancy L. Wicker 
\n\tReviewed by Marshall Joseph Becker<\/p>\n

Archaeogenetics: DNA and the Population Prehistory of Europe<\/a> (pp. 288–290)
\n\tBy Colin Renfrew and Katie Boyle
\n\tReviewed by Robert Attenborough<\/p>\n

America Past, America Present: Genes and Languages in the Americas and Beyond<\/a> (pp. 288–290)
\n\tBy Colin Renfrew 
\n\tReviewed by Robert Attenborough<\/p>\n

Order, Legitimacy and Wealth in Ancient States<\/a> (pp. 290–291)
\n\tBy Janet Richards and Mary Van Buren 
\n\tReviewed by A. Bernard Knapp<\/p>\n

Metals Make the World Go Round: The Supply and Circulation of Metals in Bronze Age Europe<\/a> (pp. 291–293)
\n\tBy C.F.E. Pare 
\n\tReviewed by J.D. Muhly<\/p>\n

The First Fossil Hunters: Palaeontology in Greek and Roman Times<\/a> (pp. 293–295)
\n\tBy Adrienne Mayor 
\n\tReviewed by Deborah Ruscillo<\/p>\n

The Practical Impact of Science on near Eastern and Aegean Archaeology<\/a> (pp. 295–296)
\n\tBy Pike Scott and Seymour Gitin 
\n\tReviewed by Enzo Ferrara<\/p>\n

The Man Who Deciphered Linear B: The Story of Michael Ventris<\/a> (pp. 296–297)
\n\tBy Andrew Robinson 
\n\tReviewed by Thomas G. Palaima <\/p>\n

Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece. Vol. 12, Depositional History of Franchthi Cave: Sediments, Stratigraphy and Chronology<\/a> (pp. 297–298)
\n\tBy William R. Farrand and Thomas W. Jacobsen 
\n\tReviewed by Preston Miracle<\/p>\n

Tiryns 12: Figürlich bemalte Keramik aus Tiryns<\/a> (pp. 298–299)
\n\tBy Wolfgang Güntner 
\n\tReviewed by Joost Crouwel<\/p>\n

Manufacture and Measurement: Counting, Measuring and Recording Craft Items in Early Aegean Societies<\/a> (pp. 299–301)
\n\tBy Anna Michailidou, Pigi Kalogerakou, and Katerina Voutsa 
\n\tReviewed by Cynthia W. Shelmerdine<\/p>\n

Die Gräberfelder in Samad al Shan (Sultanat Oman): Materialen zu einer Kulturgeschichte<\/a> (pp. 301–302)
\n\tBy Paul Yule 
\n\tReviewed by Ernie Haerinck<\/p>\n

Hacksilber to Coinage: New Insights into the Monetary History of the near East and Greece, a Collection of Eight Papers Presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America<\/a> (pp. 302–303)
\n\tBy Miriam S. Balmuth 
\n\tReviewed by D.T. Potts <\/p>\n

Die Entstehung und Entwicklung der Klassisch-Syrischen Glyptik<\/a> (pp. 303–305)
\n\tBy Adelheid Otto 
\n\tReviewed by Barbara A. Porter<\/p>\n

The Rural History of Ancient Greek City States: The Oropos Survey Project<\/a> (pp. 305–307)
\n\tBy Michael B. Cosmopoulos et al. 
\n\tReviewed by Donald C. Haggis <\/p>\n

Creta antica: Rivista annuale di studi archeologici, storici ed epigrafici<\/a> (pp. 307–308)
\n\tBy Aldo Ausilio 
\n\tReviewed by George W.M. Harrison<\/p>\n

Theory and Practice of Site Planning in Classical Sanctuaries<\/a> (pp. 308–309)
\n\tBy Juko Ito 
\n\tReviewed by Mark Wilson Jones<\/p>\n

L'Architecture grecque. Vol. 1, Les principes de la construction<\/a> (pp. 309–310)
\n\tBy M.-C. Hellman 
\n\tReviewed by Barbara A. Barletta <\/p>\n

Ikonographische Studien zu Nike im 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr.: Untersuchungen zur Wirkungsweise und Wesenart<\/a> (pp. 310–311)
\n\tBy Cornelia Thöne 
\n\tReviewed by Katherine A. Schwab<\/p>\n

Capturing Troy: The Narrative Functions of Landscape in Archaic and Classical Greek Art<\/a> (pp. 311–312)
\n\tBy Guy Hedreen 
\n\tReviewed by Tyler Jo Smith <\/p>\n

From the Parts to the Whole. Vol. 2, Acta of the 13th International Bronze Congress, Held at Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 28–June 1, 1996<\/a> (pp. 312–313)
\n\tBy Carol C. Mattusch, Amy Brauer, and Sandra E. Knudsen
\n\tReviewed by Mary B. Hollinshead <\/p>\n

Amphorenstempel im Nationalmuseum von Athen zu den von H.G. Lolling aufgenommenen "Unedierten Henkelinschriften." Mit einem Anhang: Die Amphorenstempel in der Sammlung der Abteilung Athen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts<\/a> (pp. 313–314)
\n\tBy Gerhard Jöhrens 
\n\tReviewed by Mark L. Lawall<\/p>\n

Ostia: Port et porte de la Rome antique<\/a> (pp. 314–315)
\n\tBy J.-P. Descœudres 
\n\tReviewed by Glenn R. Storey<\/p>\n

Roman Sculpture in the Art Museum, Princeton University<\/a> (pp. 315–316)
\n\tBy J. Michael Padgett et al. 
\n\tReviewed by Mary C. Sturgeon<\/p>\n

Senatorische Sarkophage Roms<\/a> (pp. 316–318)
\n\tBy Henning Wrede 
\n\tReviewed by Diana E.E. Kleiner<\/p>\n

Epigraphic Evidence: Ancient History from Inscriptions<\/a> (p. 318)
\n\tBy John Bodel 
\n\tReviewed by M.B. Richardson<\/p>\n

Hengeworld: Life in Britain 2000 BC as Revealed by the Latest Discoveries at Stonehenge, Avebury and Stanton Drew<\/a> (pp. 318–320)
\n\tBy Mike Pitts 
\n\tReviewed by Anthony F. Harding <\/p>\n

Salona. Vol. 3, Manastirine: Établissement préromain, nécropole et basilique paléochrétienne. Recherches archéologiques franco-croates à Salone<\/a> (pp. 320–321)
\n\tBy N. Duval et al. 
\n\tReviewed by Zofia Halina Archibald<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following book reviews were published in the printed AJA only and are available for purchase on JSTOR. For more information, see access options. The Lie Became Great: The Forgery of Ancient near Eastern Cultures (pp. 285–286) By Oscar White Muscarella Reviewed by David W.J. Gill A Comparative Study of Thirty City-State Cultures: An Investigation Conducted by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[922],"tags":[],"issues":[87],"region":[],"class_list":["post-801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-print-book-reviews","issues-87"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBook Reviews April 2003 | April 2003 (107.2) | American Journal of Archaeology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Book Reviews April 2003 | April 2003 (107.2) | American Journal of Archaeology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The following book reviews were published in the printed AJA only and are available for purchase on JSTOR. For more information, see access options. The Lie Became Great: The Forgery of Ancient near Eastern Cultures (pp. 285–286) By Oscar White Muscarella Reviewed by David W.J. Gill A Comparative Study of Thirty City-State Cultures: An Investigation Conducted by […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"American Journal of Archaeology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aja.journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-09-27T17:27:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-13T03:46:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"aja\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"aja\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"aja\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/person\/711697bfd0087a94589eecedb525bf52\"},\"headline\":\"Book Reviews April 2003\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-27T17:27:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-13T03:46:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/\"},\"wordCount\":825,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Print Book Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/\",\"name\":\"Book Reviews April 2003 | April 2003 (107.2) | American Journal of Archaeology\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-27T17:27:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-13T03:46:24+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Book Reviews April 2003\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/\",\"name\":\"American Journal of Archaeology\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"American Journal of Archaeology\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/new-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/new-logo.svg\",\"width\":383,\"height\":65,\"caption\":\"American Journal of Archaeology\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aja.journal\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/person\/711697bfd0087a94589eecedb525bf52\",\"name\":\"aja\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fd114eda02f0b494bee774e4322c6b2086f01df7fa9fd5b694ebe9918a9ac1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fd114eda02f0b494bee774e4322c6b2086f01df7fa9fd5b694ebe9918a9ac1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"aja\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/author\/aja\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Book Reviews April 2003 | April 2003 (107.2) | American Journal of Archaeology","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Book Reviews April 2003 | April 2003 (107.2) | American Journal of Archaeology","og_description":"The following book reviews were published in the printed AJA only and are available for purchase on JSTOR. For more information, see access options. The Lie Became Great: The Forgery of Ancient near Eastern Cultures (pp. 285–286) By Oscar White Muscarella Reviewed by David W.J. Gill A Comparative Study of Thirty City-State Cultures: An Investigation Conducted by […]","og_url":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/","og_site_name":"American Journal of Archaeology","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aja.journal","article_published_time":"2012-09-27T17:27:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-08-13T03:46:24+00:00","author":"aja","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"aja","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/"},"author":{"name":"aja","@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/person\/711697bfd0087a94589eecedb525bf52"},"headline":"Book Reviews April 2003","datePublished":"2012-09-27T17:27:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T03:46:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/"},"wordCount":825,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Print Book Reviews"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/","url":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/","name":"Book Reviews April 2003 | April 2003 (107.2) | American Journal of Archaeology","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-09-27T17:27:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T03:46:24+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/print-book-reviews\/1367\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Book Reviews April 2003"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/","name":"American Journal of Archaeology","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#organization","name":"American Journal of Archaeology","url":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/new-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/new-logo.svg","width":383,"height":65,"caption":"American Journal of Archaeology"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aja.journal"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/person\/711697bfd0087a94589eecedb525bf52","name":"aja","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fd114eda02f0b494bee774e4322c6b2086f01df7fa9fd5b694ebe9918a9ac1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fd114eda02f0b494bee774e4322c6b2086f01df7fa9fd5b694ebe9918a9ac1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"aja"},"url":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/author\/aja\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7382,"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801\/revisions\/7382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=801"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}