Thinking through the Body: Reconsidering Cremations in Archaic Cyprus

Mina, Maria

The archaeology of the body, which developed relatively recently, has proved to be a particularly productive avenue of research, leading archaeologists to explore areas previously considered unchartered territory, such as corporeal and sensory experiences, to mention but a few of the diverse areas of interest. 

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Section: Archaeology
Published: February 11, 2018

Pottery of Geometric, Archaic and Classical periods in Cyprus

Georgiadou, Anna, P.

The pottery of Iron Age Cyprus, i.e. of the Cypro-Geometric (CG), Cypro-Archaic (CA) and Cypro-Classical (CC) periods, represents an abundant archaeological record of the extant material culture.

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Section: Archaeology
Published: February 2, 2016

Grave reliefs from Cyprus from the Archaic to the Roman period

Poyiadji-Richter, Elena

The study of the existing burial sculptures from Cyprus reveals a continuous production of reliefs with human representations. With the exception of some isolated finds ... 

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Section: Archaeology
Published: September 11, 2015

The Iron Age topography of Kition

Fourrier, Sabine

The ancient city of Kition lies beneath the modern city of Larnaca. This location impacted on the history of its archaeology. On the one hand, ancient remains have long been known, recorded by travellers ...

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Section: Archaeology
Published: July 22, 2015

Fortifications and defense in Cyprus from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period

Balandier, Claire

Inventory and study of defensive works in a given space enables us to understand the way ancient societies regarded their territories: through the study of their defensive framework, we learn ... 

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Section: Archaeology
Published: July 7, 2015

History of research at Palaepaphos

Georgiou, Artemis

The site of Palaia (Old) Paphos is situated near the southwest coast of Cyprus, close to the terminal point of the Dhiarizos River, within the modern-day village of Kouklia. It was first established at the dawn of the Late Bronze Age (circa 1650 BC) as a gateway centre ...

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Section: Archaeology
Published: July 7, 2015

The pictorial art of Cyprus in the First Millennium BC

Hermary, Antoine

Since the mid-19th century, the pictorial art of Cyprus was not considered to be autonomous or original enough to give rise to independent studies. The big collection ‘L’Univers des Formes’ published in France in 1960 ...

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Section: Archaeology
Published: June 7, 2015

Portraits of the Classical Period in Cyprus

Koiner, Gabriele

Human images were prominent features in the Cypriote society. Portraits, depictions of real human beings, of both sexes and of different ages ... 

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Section: Archaeology
Published: June 7, 2015