ABSTRACT
A loose unity links the sites of the East Greek world during the eighth century. Over a wide area, extending from Rhodes to Chios and from Caria to the river Hermus, the local LG pottery shares many features in common; the same is true of some bronzes, especially fibulae. Most of our evidence comes from Rhodes, Cos, Samos, and Chios, partly because many of the most flourishing centres are to be found there; but we must also remember that these large offshore islands have been more fully explored than the Greek sites of western Anatolia.
