PHAROS. Journal of the Netherlands Institute in Athens Volume XV, 2007 [2009]
Athens 2007
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Corfu is most notably known for the important role it has played in the sea routes to the West since the 8th century B.C.; over the past decades, excavation finds have helped analyse its presence, both materially as well as institutio¬nally. Until recently, prehistoric research in the island has been led exclusively by professor Augustus Sordinas.