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History of Archaeology

The people and expeditions that uncovered ancient Cyprus, from nineteenth-century diggers to the systematic excavations of the twentieth century.

6 entries in 5 sections

Pottery

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Types of WareSectionThe families of Cypriot pottery, grouped by clay, surface finish and decoration, from Neolithic Combed ware to Iron Age Black-on-Red.NeolithicChalcolithicEarly Bronze AgeMiddle Bronze AgeLate Bronze AgeCypro-GeometricCypro-ArchaicCypro-Classical

Statues

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How Cypriot Figurines Are ClassifiedThe overlapping systems that classify Cypriot figurines and statues, from Winkelmann's N and C numbers to Karageorghis's Coroplastic Art and Gjerstad's styles.NeolithicChalcolithicEarly Bronze AgeMiddle Bronze AgeLate Bronze AgeCypro-GeometricCypro-Archaic

Daily Life

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Writing and Literacy in Ancient CyprusThe scripts of ancient Cyprus, from undeciphered Cypro-Minoan to the Cypriot Syllabary, Eteocypriot, Phoenician and the Greek alphabet, and who used them.Late Bronze AgeCypro-GeometricCypro-ArchaicCypro-ClassicalHellenistic

Antiquities Trade

2 entriesSection overview

Chronology

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The Chronology of Ancient CyprusSectionThe sequence of periods used for ancient Cyprus from the Epipalaeolithic to the Roman period, and the pottery, stratigraphy and radiocarbon behind it.