A study of the nature and impact of Greek contact with the Near East in the Early Iron Age to unpack and critically assess the concept of an "Orientalizing" style and phenomenon. Course examines chronology; trade; technology and innovation; communication and exchange; consumption and display; and the "exotic." Emphasis placed on material culture, analyzed with a view to developments in settlement and society, e.g. migration, colonization, social stratification, and the rise of the polis. Reading knowledge of German and French required.