Ancient Cyprus: Cultures in Dialogue

Foreword, Mr Efthemios Flourentzou, Minister of Communications and Works, Republic of Cyprus .....................................................................................8
Foreword, Dr Michel Draguet, General Director a.i., Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels..........................................................................................8
Foreword, Dr Maria Hadjicosti, Director, Department of Antiquities, Cyprus ......... ......................................................................................................................9
Chronology ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Map of Cyprus ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Map of the Central and Eastern Mediterranean ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................Despina Pilides ....................................................................................... 16
2. Cultures in dialogue: exhibiting the past of an island ......................................... Nikolas Papadimitriou & Efthymia Alphas ....................................... 18
The birth of Cypriot archaeology
3. I. From treasure hunting to systematic excavation ..............................................Despina Pilides ....................................................................................... 22
 II. Cyprus and Belgium ................................................................................................ Eric Gubel & Natacha Massar ............................................................ 24
 III. The Cypriot Collection at the Ashmolean Museum ....................................... Anja Ulbrich ........................................................................................... 26
 IV. The British Museum excavations on Cyprus in the 1890s ............................ Thomas Kiely .......................................................................................... 28
 V. The Swedish Cyprus Expedition:
 the fi rst comprehensive study of the island’s ancient history ....................... Karin Nys ................................................................................................. 30
The ancient history of Cyprus
4. The geology of Cyprus .............................................................................................. Zomenia Zomeni ................................................................................... 34
5. Neolithic period ............................................................................................................Alain Le Brun .......................................................................................... 38
Case study: Ayios Tychonas-Klimonas ....................................................................Jean Guilaine, Jean-Denis Vigne & François Briois........................ 42
6. Chalcolithic period ....................................................................................................... Edgar Peltenburg ................................................................................... 44
Case study: Souskiou ................................................................................................... Edgar Peltenburg ................................................................................... 48
7. Early and Middle Bronze Age ................................................................................... Jennifer M. Webb & David Frankel .................................................... 50
Case study: Marki ......................................................................................................... Jennifer M. Webb & David Frankel .................................................... 54
8. Late Bronze Age ...........................................................................................................Despina Pilides ....................................................................................... 56
Case study: Hala Sultan Tekke .................................................................................. Karin Nys ................................................................................................. 60
9. Early Iron Age ............................................................................................................... Maria Iacovou ........................................................................................ 62
Case study: Idalion ....................................................................................................... Maria Hadjicosti ..................................................................................... 66
10. Hellenistic and Roman period ...................................................................................Demetrios Michaelides ......................................................................... 68
Case study: Paphos-Glyky Nero................................................................................ Efstathios Raptou ................................................................................... 72
Thematic essays
11. Natural resources and the importance of copper ...............................................Vasiliki Kassianidou ............................................................................... 76
12. Harbours, navigation and trade ............................................................................... Stella Demesticha .................................................................................. 80
13. Languages, scripts and administration ...................................................................Joanna S. Smith ..................................................................................... 84
14. Coinage and economic politics ................................................................................ Evangeline Markou................................................................................ 88
15. Cultural interaction through time............................................................................. Marguerite Yon....................................................................................... 92
16. Burial and society .........................................................................................................Giorgos Georgiou .................................................................................. 96
17. Cult and ritual ...............................................................................................................Anja Ulbrich ..........................................................................................100
18. Aspects of personal styling and adornment ......................................................... Eftychia Zachariou-Kaila ....................................................................104
Catalogue
 History of research (cat. nos 1-17) ............................................................................................................................................................................................110
 The island (cat. nos 18-68) ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................118
 The sea (cat. nos 69-136) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................146
 Society and people (cat. nos 137-215) .................................................................................................................................................................................... 184
 The world of the dead (cat. nos 216-245) ...............................................................................................................................................................................228
 The world of the sacred (cat. nos 246-291) ............................................................................................................................................................................246
Abbreviations ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................270
Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................271
Photographic credits ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................286
Index of geographical names ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................287