Sydney Cyprus Survey Project

Social Approaches to Regional Archaeological Survey

AvMichael Given,A. Bernard Knapp

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

Del 21 i serien Monumenta Archaeologica

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Beskrivning

The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an intensive archaeological survey in the north-central foothills of the Troodos Mountains on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The survey covered 65 square kilometres in and around the modern villages of Politiko and Mitsero. This pathbreaking project examined the relationship between the production and distribution of agricultural and metallurgical resources. Additionally, the project provides new insights into the interpretation and collection of regional archaeological data. The volume represents an integrated approach to the discussion of social landscapes--from archaeological, historical, geomorphological, geobotanical, and archaeometallurgical perspectives--within the SCSP survey universe. The twenty-two contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive data set including lithics, pottery, site types, and radiocarbon dates. Full colour GIS maps provide a wealth of information on pottery densities and site distributions. This well-illustrated monograph will serve as a model for future research throughout the region.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-07-01
Mått:215 x 278 x 31 mm
Vikt:1 607 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Monumenta Archaeologica
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
ISBN:9781931745048

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Historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Michael Given is a research fellow in the department of archaeology at the University of Glasgow. A. Bernard Knapp is professor of Mediterranean archaeology at the University of Glasgow.

Recensioner i media

Makes a valuable contribution to the methodology of archaeological survey demonstrates the value of intensive, multidisciplinary field survey to the examination of the archaeological record on a regional scale. Thorough and clearly described methodology, combined with novel social approaches to interpreting data, set a benchmark and provide a valuable reference for anyone interested in archaeological survey and landscape archaeology. On a more specific level, the findings of the SCSP contribute significantly to an understanding of ancient Cyprus, particularly regarding previously neglected agricultural and mining hinterland regions which supplied produce to the well-studied ancient cities of Cyprus.David Collard, Ancient Near Eastern Studies 41 (2004)