Description:
As well as being an archaeological guide, this beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of 30 years of fieldwork and study at one of the lesser known, but most intellectually fascinating, sites in Crete. In prehistory, Kommos was a busy harbor town with trading links extending to Egypt and Sardinia. The author traces the development of the settlement, its mysterious abandonment, and then resurrection as a religious site around 1000 B.C.

About the Author: Joseph W. Shaw is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Toronto.

Reviews:
"[...] Shaw paints for us a picture of an interwoven natural and human environment peopled with Minoan farmers, Mycenaean traders, Greek and Phoenician suppliants, and the archaeologists themselves; he offers us not only an historical perspective on the development of the site within its region, but a history of the process of recovery and interpretation that inform our understanding of both archaeological and systemic contexts." Donald C. Haggis, Phoenix 62.1-2 (2008)

"Overall, this beautifully produced book impresses both for the wealth of audience it potentially serves and the straightforward manner in which it delivers." Ellen Adams, Journal of Hellenic Studies 127 (2007)

"[...] this book by Joseph Shaw is a delight." Gerald Cadogan, BMCR 2007.07.48