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Excavations at the Isthmian Sanctuary and Fortress, undertaken since the 1950s by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, have uncovered 150-plus graves and 100-plus skeletons. Under the direction of Paul Clement, a team sponsored by the U. of California at Los Angeles investigated these burials; analysis and publication of the material fell to Timothy E. Gregory, director of a team sponsored by the Ohio State U. As part of a larger study of the historical setting of the graves, Joseph L. Rife (Vanderbilt U.) began work on the graves in 1995, and this volume contains his findings. Coverage encompasses the end of the fourth century to the seventh or eighth century. (A future volume will cover the Late Archaic and Classical findings and context.) Distribution in North America is by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).