In Pursuit of Ancient Pasts: A History of Classical Archaeology in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

335 Pages·2006·1 MB·English

by  Professor Stephen L. Dyson

In Pursuit of Ancient Pasts

Stephen L. Dyson
In Pursuit of
Ancient Pasts
A History of Classical Archaeology in the
Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS NEW HAVEN & LONDON
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Dyson, Stephen L.
In pursuit of ancient pasts : a history of classical archaeology in the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries / Stephen L. Dyson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-11097-5 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-300-11097-9 (alk. paper)
1. Archaeology—History—19th century. 2. Archaeology—History—20th century.
3. Classical antiquities. 4. Archaeology and history—Mediterranean Region.
5. Mediterranean Region—Antiquities. I. Title.
CC100.D97 2006
930.1—dc22
2006017553
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Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xv
Chapter 1. The Protohistory of Classical Archaeology 1
Chapter 2. The Foundations of Classical Archaeology 20
Chapter 3. The Opening of Greece 65
Chapter 4. N ationalism and National Traditions Before the
Great War 86
Chapter 5. T he Emergence of the Great Museums in Europe
and America 133
Chapter 6. P olitical Ideology and Colonial Opportunism
During the Interwar Period 172
Chapter 7. A fter World War II: Capitalism, Corporatism,
and Marxism 214
Afterword 249
Notes 255
Bibliography 279
Index 305