Unveiling the Past of an Ancient Town, Akrai/Acrea in South-Eastern Sicily

Warsaw: Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, 2015. Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 29,5x21 cm. ISBN: 978-83-61376-26-2 Description: paperback, 402 pp. (29,5x21 cm), figs. Condition: new Weight: 1445g. Notes of contributors Roksana Chowaniec Foreword Rosa Lanteri Collaboration between the Archaeological Unit of Soprintendenza ai Beni Cultural! e Ambientali of Syracuse and the University of Warsaw Lorenzo Guzzardi The prehistory of Akrai and its surrounding area Roksana Chowaniec General remarks on the new archaeological studies in Akrai/Acrae (2009-2014), Roksana Chowaniec Comments on the history and topography of Akrai/Acrae in the light of new research Miron Bogacki Kite aerial photogrammetry Krzysztof Misiewicz Comparison of the results of magnetic and gradient surveys with the real situation in the field on the basis of excavations in Trench I at Akrai/Acrae. New possibilities for the interpretation of geophysical maps Monika Stobiecka Uncovering the discovered view. The workshop for modern archaeological documentation Tomasz Wiecek Preliminary remarks on antoniniani imitations from recent excavations at Akrai/Acrae Marta Fitula Flints from Akrai Marcin Wagner Late Antique glass vessels from the excavations at Akrai Laurent Chrzanovski The lamps of the 2011-2014 campaigns and their contribution towards a better understanding of the lychnological phenomenon in the Hyblaean highlands Urszula Wicenciak Kitchen and Cooking wares. First remarks Krzysztof Domzalski Roman and Late Antique fine pottery from Akrai (2011-2014). First discoveries and research problems Jolanta Mlynarczyk Plain Table Ware from Akrai. Preliminary approach Germana Barone, Paolo Mazzoleni, Simona Raneri, Roksana Chowaniec, Marta Fitula Petro-archaeometric characterization of ancient pottery from Akrai Anna Grezak Comments on animal husbandry and meat diet on the basis of analysis of animal bone remains Paolo Daniele Scirpo Akrai/Acrae. A selected bibliography (1558-2014) Index