Early Cyprus: Crossroads of the Mediterranean
This book is a comprehensive panorama of the two periods of Cypriote archaeology-the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1600-1150 B.C.) and the Geometric and Archaic periods (ca. 1050-500 B.C.)--that have been in the spotlight as a result of the renewed interest in the study of Phoenician civilization and the Phoenician expansion to the west, in which Cyprus played a leading role. The periods covered in this book are of supreme importance in the development of the ancient civilization of Cyprus, and...
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This book is a comprehensive panorama of the two periods of Cypriote archaeology-the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1600-1150 B.C.) and the Geometric and Archaic periods (ca. 1050-500 B.C.)—that have been in the spotlight as a result of the renewed interest in the study of Phoenician civilization and the Phoenician expansion to the west, in which Cyprus played a leading role. The periods covered in this book are of supreme importance in the development of the ancient civilization of Cyprus, and special attention is paid to the interconnections in the Mediterranean in order to explain the phenomena of Cypriote culture. An extensive and up-to-date bibliography is included.
Preface7The Late Bronze AgeIThe Late Cypriote I Period (circa 1600-1450 B.C.)11Cyprus between the Aegean and the Near EastRelations with EgyptRelations with Minoan CreteThe Cypro-Minoan ScriptInternal UnrestFortressesEconomic Growth and DevelopmentDomestic and Funerary ArchitectureIIThe Late Cypriote II Period (circa 1450-1200 B.C.)27External RelationsThe Amarna LettersThe Uluburun ShipwreckRelations with AnatoliaRelations with the Central MediterraneanThe Age of Prosperity: Evidence from the TombsMycenaean and Minoan Pottery Found in CyprusArt of the Fourteenth-Thirteenth Centuries B.C.ArchitectureIIIThe Late Cypriote IIC Period (circa 1320-1200 B.C.)57The Major SettlementsShipwrecksThe Evidence of the TabletsIVThe Late Cypriote IIIA Period (circa 1200-1100 B.C.)71The "Sea Peoples" in the Eastern MediterraneanTurmoil and Changes in CyprusFortified Settlements in the AegeanCultural Changes in CyprusVFrom the Late Cypriote IIIB to the End of the Cypro-Geometric I Period (1100-950/900 B.C.)115The Creation of Independent KingdomsCultural ChangesThe Iron AgeIThe Cypro-Geometric II-III Periods (950/900-750 B.C.)143Phoenician Settlement in CyprusIIThe Cypro-Archaic I Period (750-600 B.C.)151The Assyrian "Rule"The Royal Tombs of SalamisThe "Cypro-Phoenician" BowlsVase PaintingSculptureThe SanctuariesFunerary ArchitectureThe Sixth Century B.C.The Cypro-Archaic II Period (circa 600-480 B.C.)195Egyptian and Greek InfluencesThe "Amathus Style" PotterySculptureThe SanctuariesSealsPersian RuleEpilogueBibliography218Index225
