Publisher's Synopsis
Papers presented at the 'Archaeological Research in Velia' congress, organised by the Institute of History at the Austrian Institute of Culture and by the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Salerno. Contributions by Italian, Austrian and other scholars on archaeological and historical research on ancient Elea. Topics include problems on topography of the Greek town and its geological situation reflecting the change of the ancient coast line, special groups of finds, and Elea's relations with other colonies in the Mediterranean.
