|
|
PAPHOS - History and Archaeology 2l x 29.5cm 383pp. 298 illustrations ISBN 9963-560-01-6 Paperback $39.60 / £C18.00 |
This extensively illustrated volume summarizes the history of human settlement in the Paphos area from the Chalcolithic period through the Mediaeval. The geographical scope encompasses the area surrounding the modern town of Paphos as far north as Maa and to the south-east as far as Kouklia (Palaepaphos). The dawn of Paphian history is illuminated by the excavations at Chalcolithic Souskiou-Vathyrkakas, Lemba-Lakkous and Kissbnerga-Mosphilia and Mylouthkia. In the Late Bronze Age prominence is given to Palaepaphos, with brief discussions of sites at Yeroskipou and Maa. Palaepaphos continues to be important in the 11th century B.C. (tombs at Skales) and subsequently as a fortified Archaic city. Later on the focus changes to Nea Paphos with its public and private buildings and the "Tombs of the Kings", the Roman Odeon and the famous mosaics and its Early Christian churches. Palaepaphos is again significant in the Mediaeval period as a centre of the sugar cane industry. A brief discussion of mythology and cult by J. Karageorghis completes the volume. Index of geographical and proper names.
ENKOMI ET LE BRONZE RECENT A CHYPRE 18.5 x 26.5cm xvi + 204pp. 8 figures, XXXII plates ISBN 9963–560–02–4 Paperback $22.00 / £C10.00 |
The Late Bronze Age town of Enkomi lies close to the eastern coast of Cyprus, NW of Famagusta. It has been excavated by British, French, Swedish and Cypriot archaeologists since 1896, and major campaigns of excavations were directed by Claude Schaeffer and Porphyrios Dikaios. After a century of sporadic excavation, the book provides a much–needed summary of work to date. The first part summarizes the history of research on the site, the nature of the town plan and of the architectural remains within each sector. The second part is devoted to a summary of the artifacts found on the site and their place within the framework of international trade at the time. The various categories of artifacts comprise metal objects (including vessels, statuettes, tripods and ingots), jewelry, vessels of alabaster and other types of stone, ivories, faience and glass vessels, terracotta masks and figurines, cylinder seals and other forms of sealings.
Preface by V. Karageorghis.
THE PHOENICIAN POTTERY OF CYPRUS 2l x 27.5cm v + 84pp. XXIX plates, including 1 map Published by the A. G. Leventis Foundation with the assistance of the J. Paul Getty Trust ISBN 9963-560-O5-9 Paperback $17.60 / £C8.00 |
Following a brief introductory chapter, the first main section of the volume comprises a catalogue of Phoenician pottery in Cyprus listed by vessel shape and site (636 items). Details are provided of provenance, location, dimensions, description and published references. In the subsequent commentary notes are provided on the characteristic shapes and forms of decoration of Phoenician pottery and how these changed with time. Analysis of distribution and chronology within Cyprus indicates the existence of four main ceramic horizons: Kouklia, Salamis, Kition and Amathus in that chronological order, covering the period from ca. 1050 to after 600 B.C. Materials on the mainland equivalent to these four Cypriot horizons are then examined, and brief notes included on absolute chronology. The catalogued items are listed in three appendices by district and site, by museum or collection and by pottery type. A brief note is also included in a fourth appendix concerning the small number of vessels which bear inscriptions. These are dated on the evidence of the pottery forms to the Kition and Amathus horizons. Preface by Vassos Karageorghis.
THE TEMPLE OF APOLLO HYLATES AT KOURION AND THE RESTORATION OF ITS SOUTH-WEST CORNER 22.7 x 28.2cm 301 pp. 363 figures (photographs and line drawings) Published by the A. G. Leventis Foundation, Athens ISBN 960-7320-02-6 Hardback $39.60 / £C18.00 |
The ruins of Kourion are located adjacent to the south coast of Cyprus a short distance west of Limassol. The temple of Apollo Hylates was first excavated systematically by George McFadden and the University of Pennsylvania in 1935. Two main architectural phases are now known to exist, the earliest belonging to the latest Classical or Early Hellenistic period, and the overlying second phase to the 1 st century A.D. As can be seen from the partial reconstruction, the temple was a magnifcent construction occupying the highest and most commanding position at the end of the sacred street of the sanctuary. The four main chapters of the volume are devoted to a general outline of the city of Kourion and the temple, followed by a history of archaeological investigation of the temple including excavation in 1983 prior to the reconstruction work. The finds from this excavation are discussed by Ieronymidou. The architecture of the temple in its different phases forms the subject of the third chapter, and the fourth is devoted to the restoration. Preface by Vassos Karageorghis. Index of geographical and proper names.
TOMBS AT PALAEPAPHOS 23 x 29.5cm vii + 167pp. 17 figures 3 plates in text LXXXIX plates Published by the A. G. Leventis Foundation, Athens ISBN 9963-560-11-3 Hardback $39.60 / £C18.00 |
The tombs published in this volume date to the Late Bronze Age and are located approx. lkm. SSE of the village of Kouklia. Two extensive tomb complexes (T. 104 and 105) and a well were excavated at Teratsoudhia and a single tomb at Eliomylia. The Teratsoudhia tombs were used in LC IA/B through LC IIC/IIIA, with considerable looting and remodelling in the Archaic period. The well contained settlement material covering the whole span from LC I to LC IIIA, and these excavations have shown that the Late Bronze Age settlement extended as far south as Terat.soudhia. The earliest burial in the Eliomylia tomb is dated end of LC II or transitional to LC III. For each excavation description of the tomb or complex is followed by a catalogue of artifacts found, discussion and conclusions. The material from these tombs provides evidence for periods such as LC I for which the Palaepaphos settlement has so far yielded little or nothing, and they further document the flourishing nature of the LC IIC/IIIA phase in this area. Appendices cover imports from Egypt and Greece, Mycenaean pottery, weights, the ground stone industry, astragali etc. and faunal remains.
SALAMINE DE CHYPRE 24 x 3l.5cm 215pp. smaller figures 16 plates 34 numbered figures + 40 Published in Paris for Maison de 1'Orient Mediterraneen, (CNRS-Universite Lumiere Lyon 2), UMR 9969 (CNRS) Institut Fernand-Courby ISBN 2-903264-92-9 Paperback $66.00 / £C30.00 |
Large numbers of fragments of mould-made, standing, draped female figurines dating to the Classical period were found at Salamis, not in association with a particular building, but in debris associated with the ramparts, suggesting the location of a sanctuary nearby. 909 items are catalogued in this volume. Some figures have a decorated headdress (calathos), others are carrying various types of animals, birds, flowers or other objects or holding their breasts. Analysis of the fïgurines indicates that certain series were made in workshops at Salamis whereas others were probably made elsewhere in eastern Cyprus. The figurines are an important source of information on female dress and jewellery of the time, and they illuminate fashions and tastes at Salamis in the 5th- 4th centuries B.C. Preface by Jean Pouilloux, foreword by Marguerite Yon. Concordance table between Salamis inventory numbers and catalogue numbers in publication. Index of museums. General index.
