Quentin Letesson and Carl Knappett (eds). Minoan Architecture and Urbanism. New Perspectives on an Ancient Built Environment.

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  • Corien Wiersma

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https://doi.org/10.32028/jga.v3i.539

Abstract

The volume under discussion arises from a workshop held at the University of Toronto in 2015, entitled ‘From Static Data to Dynamic Processes: New Perspectives on Minoan Architecture and Urbanism’. It consists of 15 chapters, which are preceded by a list of figures, tables and contributors. A brief index can be found at the back. References are listed at the end of each individual chapter.

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01/01/2018

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Wiersma, C. (2018). Quentin Letesson and Carl Knappett (eds). Minoan Architecture and Urbanism. New Perspectives on an Ancient Built Environment. Journal of Greek Archaeology, 3, 444–448. https://doi.org/10.32028/jga.v3i.539

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