Book Reviews April 2003

The following book reviews were published in the printed AJA only and are available for purchase on JSTOR. For more information, see access options.

The Lie Became Great: The Forgery of Ancient near Eastern Cultures (pp. 285–286)
By Oscar White Muscarella
Reviewed by David W.J. Gill

A Comparative Study of Thirty City-State Cultures: An Investigation Conducted by the Copenhagen Polis Centre (pp. 286–287)
By Mogens Herman Hansen 
Reviewed by James C. Wright 

Gender and the Archaeology of Death (pp. 287–288)
By Bettina Arnold and Nancy L. Wicker 
Reviewed by Marshall Joseph Becker

Archaeogenetics: DNA and the Population Prehistory of Europe (pp. 288–290)
By Colin Renfrew and Katie Boyle
Reviewed by Robert Attenborough

America Past, America Present: Genes and Languages in the Americas and Beyond (pp. 288–290)
By Colin Renfrew 
Reviewed by Robert Attenborough

Order, Legitimacy and Wealth in Ancient States (pp. 290–291)
By Janet Richards and Mary Van Buren 
Reviewed by A. Bernard Knapp

Metals Make the World Go Round: The Supply and Circulation of Metals in Bronze Age Europe (pp. 291–293)
By C.F.E. Pare 
Reviewed by J.D. Muhly

The First Fossil Hunters: Palaeontology in Greek and Roman Times (pp. 293–295)
By Adrienne Mayor 
Reviewed by Deborah Ruscillo

The Practical Impact of Science on near Eastern and Aegean Archaeology (pp. 295–296)
By Pike Scott and Seymour Gitin 
Reviewed by Enzo Ferrara

The Man Who Deciphered Linear B: The Story of Michael Ventris (pp. 296–297)
By Andrew Robinson 
Reviewed by Thomas G. Palaima 

Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece. Vol. 12, Depositional History of Franchthi Cave: Sediments, Stratigraphy and Chronology (pp. 297–298)
By William R. Farrand and Thomas W. Jacobsen 
Reviewed by Preston Miracle

Tiryns 12: Figürlich bemalte Keramik aus Tiryns (pp. 298–299)
By Wolfgang Güntner 
Reviewed by Joost Crouwel

Manufacture and Measurement: Counting, Measuring and Recording Craft Items in Early Aegean Societies (pp. 299–301)
By Anna Michailidou, Pigi Kalogerakou, and Katerina Voutsa 
Reviewed by Cynthia W. Shelmerdine

Die Gräberfelder in Samad al Shan (Sultanat Oman): Materialen zu einer Kulturgeschichte (pp. 301–302)
By Paul Yule 
Reviewed by Ernie Haerinck

Hacksilber to Coinage: New Insights into the Monetary History of the near East and Greece, a Collection of Eight Papers Presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (pp. 302–303)
By Miriam S. Balmuth 
Reviewed by D.T. Potts 

Die Entstehung und Entwicklung der Klassisch-Syrischen Glyptik (pp. 303–305)
By Adelheid Otto 
Reviewed by Barbara A. Porter

The Rural History of Ancient Greek City States: The Oropos Survey Project (pp. 305–307)
By Michael B. Cosmopoulos et al. 
Reviewed by Donald C. Haggis 

Creta antica: Rivista annuale di studi archeologici, storici ed epigrafici (pp. 307–308)
By Aldo Ausilio 
Reviewed by George W.M. Harrison

Theory and Practice of Site Planning in Classical Sanctuaries (pp. 308–309)
By Juko Ito 
Reviewed by Mark Wilson Jones

L'Architecture grecque. Vol. 1, Les principes de la construction (pp. 309–310)
By M.-C. Hellman 
Reviewed by Barbara A. Barletta 

Ikonographische Studien zu Nike im 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr.: Untersuchungen zur Wirkungsweise und Wesenart (pp. 310–311)
By Cornelia Thöne 
Reviewed by Katherine A. Schwab

Capturing Troy: The Narrative Functions of Landscape in Archaic and Classical Greek Art (pp. 311–312)
By Guy Hedreen 
Reviewed by Tyler Jo Smith 

From the Parts to the Whole. Vol. 2, Acta of the 13th International Bronze Congress, Held at Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 28–June 1, 1996 (pp. 312–313)
By Carol C. Mattusch, Amy Brauer, and Sandra E. Knudsen
Reviewed by Mary B. Hollinshead 

Amphorenstempel im Nationalmuseum von Athen zu den von H.G. Lolling aufgenommenen "Unedierten Henkelinschriften." Mit einem Anhang: Die Amphorenstempel in der Sammlung der Abteilung Athen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts (pp. 313–314)
By Gerhard Jöhrens 
Reviewed by Mark L. Lawall

Ostia: Port et porte de la Rome antique (pp. 314–315)
By J.-P. Descœudres 
Reviewed by Glenn R. Storey

Roman Sculpture in the Art Museum, Princeton University (pp. 315–316)
By J. Michael Padgett et al. 
Reviewed by Mary C. Sturgeon

Senatorische Sarkophage Roms (pp. 316–318)
By Henning Wrede 
Reviewed by Diana E.E. Kleiner

Epigraphic Evidence: Ancient History from Inscriptions (p. 318)
By John Bodel 
Reviewed by M.B. Richardson

Hengeworld: Life in Britain 2000 BC as Revealed by the Latest Discoveries at Stonehenge, Avebury and Stanton Drew (pp. 318–320)
By Mike Pitts 
Reviewed by Anthony F. Harding 

Salona. Vol. 3, Manastirine: Établissement préromain, nécropole et basilique paléochrétienne. Recherches archéologiques franco-croates à Salone (pp. 320–321)
By N. Duval et al. 
Reviewed by Zofia Halina Archibald