Studies of Homeric Greece is a comprehensive companion to the archaeology and history of Late Mycenaean to Geometric Greece and the koine of Early Iron Age Geometric styles in Europe and Upper Eurasia, circa 1300-700 BC, in relation to their Near Eastern neighbors.Jan Bouzek discusses this pivotal period of human history-the transition from Bronze to Iron Age, from the pre-philosophical to philosophical mind, from myth to logos-in an attempt to combine archaeological evidence with the words of Homer and Hesiod, and the first Phoenician and Greek trading ventures.In doing so, Bouzek surveys the birth of autonomous Greek city-states, their art, and their free citizenry.Featuring numerous maps, drawings, and photographs, Studies of Homeric Greece is the capstone of a luminary in the field.