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The archaeology of Cyprus : from earliest prehistory through the Bronze Age / A. Bernard Knapp.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge world archaeologyPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.Description: xx, 640 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780521897822 (hardback)
  • 9780521723473
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 939.37
Contents:
Introduction -- Chronology, Current Research and Interpretive Context -- Early Prehistoric Cyprus 1: Palaeolithic - Early Aceramic Neolithic -- Early Prehistoric Cyprus 2: Late Aceramic Neolithic and Ceramic Neolithic -- Later Prehistoric Cyprus: Chalcolithic - Late Chalcolithic -- Prehistoric Bronze Age Cyprus -- Protohistoric Bronze Age Cyprus -- Conclusions: Insularity, Connectivity and Identity on Prehistoric and Protohistoric Cyprus.
Summary: "Situated amidst the archaeologies of the Near East, Europe and Africa, the archaeology and culture of Cypurs are central to an understanding of the ancient Mediterranean world. This book treats the archaeology of Cyprus from the first-known human presence during the Late Epipalaeolithic (ca. 11,000 BC) through the end of the Bronze age (ca. 1000 BC). A. Bernard Knapp examines the archaeological and documentary records of prehistoric Cyprus within the regional context, paying special attention to the Levant and the Aegean. The appendix (compiled by Sturt W. Manning) analyses all published radiocarbon dates from the island, providing for the first time a comprehensive chronological framework for all of Cypriot prehistory. Focusing on key themes such as (1) identity, insularity and connectivity and (2) society, community and polity throughout, this book provides a remarkably up-to-date and integrated synthesis of human activity on the Mediterranean's third-largest island."--

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Chronology, Current Research and Interpretive Context -- Early Prehistoric Cyprus 1: Palaeolithic - Early Aceramic Neolithic -- Early Prehistoric Cyprus 2: Late Aceramic Neolithic and Ceramic Neolithic -- Later Prehistoric Cyprus: Chalcolithic - Late Chalcolithic -- Prehistoric Bronze Age Cyprus -- Protohistoric Bronze Age Cyprus -- Conclusions: Insularity, Connectivity and Identity on Prehistoric and Protohistoric Cyprus.

"Situated amidst the archaeologies of the Near East, Europe and Africa, the archaeology and culture of Cypurs are central to an understanding of the ancient Mediterranean world. This book treats the archaeology of Cyprus from the first-known human presence during the Late Epipalaeolithic (ca. 11,000 BC) through the end of the Bronze age (ca. 1000 BC). A. Bernard Knapp examines the archaeological and documentary records of prehistoric Cyprus within the regional context, paying special attention to the Levant and the Aegean. The appendix (compiled by Sturt W. Manning) analyses all published radiocarbon dates from the island, providing for the first time a comprehensive chronological framework for all of Cypriot prehistory. Focusing on key themes such as (1) identity, insularity and connectivity and (2) society, community and polity throughout, this book provides a remarkably up-to-date and integrated synthesis of human activity on the Mediterranean's third-largest island."--

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