If you've heard about Zangger's book it's probably in connection with Altantis. You might be tempted to consign him and his book to the pile of other crazies, oddballs or self-publicists with theories about the legendary island. That would be unfair.
For one thing Zangger has a career of genuine scientific work behind him. For another, the Atlantis section is only a part of general review of archaeology in the Aegean and of what archaeological techniques might be employed in the future to learn more about the ancient past.
What we get is a review of the evidence of widespread destruction caused by the eruption at Thera - which has been blamed for tsunami that destroyed civilisations and which, Zangger believes, has been massively overstated - of bronze age land management technologies, how we might search for clues to the past in new ways - and what to look for - and an analysis of the story of Troy, of its archaeology and how it might be a source for the story of Atlantis. As is so often the case with 'real Atlantis' claims, there might be a whiff of Zangger trying to fit the story to the facts and there is definitely an element of overselling when he attempts to use mathematics to prove the correlation, but he produces a number of convincing arguments that should lead to a genuine consideration. Perhaps most importantly, however, Zangger's object is to show how this idea might be used to find targets for archaeological research around Troy - in the end the ideas generated by the correlation are what is important.
This book isn't quite so dry and academic as it might sound. It is clearly written as populist science. For those with an interest in the subjects, it is worth while hunting down.
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What Archaeology might tell us about Troy, Minoans and even Atlantis
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