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The Archaeology of Greece

by William R. Biers

Catalogued August 30, 2026

The Work

First published
1980

Drew's Copy

Edition
Second edition
Printing
Fifth paperback printing of the 1996 second edition
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Published in
Ithaca and London
Copy published
1996
ISBN
978-0-8014-8280-9
Binding
Paperback
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Read
Condition
Used college textbook with edge wear, corner creasing, surface marks, and bookseller stickers
Ancient GreeceArchaeologyClassical StudiesGreek HistoryArt HistoryTextbooksHistory

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquisition type
College textbook
Context
Used for an elective class Drew took with his now wife during college

How This Copy Came to the Library

This was a textbook from an elective class my now wife and I took together back in college.

Place in My Physical Library

The book remains in the library less because it is an indispensable textbook than because ancient Greece keeps reappearing in Drew’s reading and thought.

About This Copy

This is the fifth paperback printing of the second edition published by Cornell University Press in 1996. The cover and page edges show the wear of a textbook that was carried through a college course, and the surviving bookseller labels remain part of that history.

Memories & Connections

I probably should get rid of this book, but as the years go by I keep finding more connections back to ancient Greece, so it continues to take up space on my shelf.

This introductory textbook surveys the archaeology, art, architecture, and material culture of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Classical period.

Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of The Archaeology of Greece
The front cover of Drew’s college textbook copy of The Archaeology of Greece, second edition.
Back cover of Drew's copy of The Archaeology of Greece
The worn back cover describes the revised introduction to Greek archaeology and retains its college-bookstore and used-book labels.
Title page of Drew's copy of The Archaeology of Greece
The title page identifies William R. Biers, the second edition, and Cornell University Press.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of The Archaeology of Greece
The copyright page records the 1996 second edition, its fifth paperback printing, and ISBN 978-0-8014-8280-9.
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