Kythera: Excavations and Studies

By J.N. Coldstream and G.L. Huxley

Nicolas Coldstream and George Huxley began excavations on Kythera in 1963. Their mission was to find out if the Minoans of ancient Crete had established a maritime empire, as classical authors claimed. Digging in the fertile valley of Paleopoli, they were quickly successful, finding plentiful evidence of homes, agriculture, trade, shipping, cults and burials. Over the next nine years they made further visits and finds writing up the results in this remarkable book, which includes articles commissioned from leading scholars on Kythera’s history, geology and topography.

Originally published in 1973, this 2018 458 page quality reprint was published with the support of the Estate of the late Nicholas A. Aroney and the KWHF.

Available in English for $160 plus postage.