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ARCHAEOLOGY IN CYPRUS 1960 -1985 21 x 27.5cm 3 I 1 pp. numerous figures XXXV plates Published by ISBN 9963-560-00-4 Hardback $44.00 / £C20.00 |
This volume of archaeological studies was published to celebrate the SOth anniversary of the Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus in 1985. The first paper by Karageorghis, then Director of the Department, summarizes the 50 year history of the Department and its achievements. The following 20 papers by Cypriot and foreign scholars, mostly in English but with a few in French and German, are devoted to excavations at sites of all periods from the Aceramic Neolithic through the Mediaeval undertaken between 1960 and 1985. Retrospective summaries of different periods are provided by Merrillees (Stone Age and Early and Middle Bronze Age), Muhly (Late Bronze Age), Coldstream (Geometric and Archaic), Tatton-Brown (Classical to Roman) and Megaw (Early Christian and Mediaeval). The final contribution by Ieronomachou provides a summary bibliography of Cypriot archaeology for the fifty year period 1935-1985, mainly publications of the Department of Antiquities.
STUDIES IN HONOUR OF VASSOS KARAGEORGHIS / ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ ΣΤΟ ΒΑΣΟ ΚΑΡΑΓΙΩΡΓΗ 22.7 x 29.2cm 374 pp. numerous figures LXXXVI plates Published by the Society of Cypriot Studies, Nicosia ISBN 9963-557-08-2 Hardback $77.00 / £C35.00 |
This festschrift contains 45 contributions in English, French, German and Greek by scholars working in Cyprus or on the mainland, both east and west. There is also an essay about Dr. Karageorghis and a list of his publications. The breadth of subject matter reflects Karageorghis' own wide interests and the broad range of archaeologists he has encouraged to work in Cyprus or on Cypriot material. Chronologically the papers range from discussion of the Aceramic Neolithic village of Khirokitia to Australian "diggers" in Cyprus in 1941. Reports on excavations, regional studies. artifacts including ceramics, terracotta figurines, metal objects and faience, the Mediaeval sugar industry and architectural preservation are all included. While many of the articles are concerned with sites and material in Cyprus, other studies pertain to the Aegean and the Levant. The book provides a fitting tribute to a scholar who has devoted his life to the archaeology of Cyprus.
