About the book: contents

Prologue

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Part I. Speculation:

• 1. Catastrophe
• 2. Conundrum
• 3. Odyssey
• 4. Controversy
• 5. Schizocephalonia
• 6. Strabo
• 7. Geology
• 8. Coincidence
• 9. Competition
• 10. Ambush
• 11. Poseidon

Part II. Exploration:

• 12. Thinia
• 13. Phorcys
• 14. Eumaios
• 15. Asteris
• 16. Telemachos

Part III. Assimilation:

• 17. Analysis
• 18. Inquiry
• 19. Landscape
• 20. Quickbird
• 21. Doulichion
• 22. Laertes
• 23. Network
• 24. Pottery
• 25. Drama
• 26. Exodus

Part IV. Revelation:

• 27. Rockfall
• 28. Earthquake
• 29. Uplift
• 30. Shoreline
• 31. Epiphany
• 32. Ithaca
• 33. Intuition
• 34. Vision

Epilogue

Appendices:

• Appendix 1. James Diggle: A philologist reflects
• Appendix 2. John Underhill: The geology and geomorphology of Thinia
• Appendix 3. Exploratory technology
• Appendix 4. A comparison of Homeric theories
• Appendix 5. Postscript