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Overview
The excavations at Sotira Kaminoudhia in southern Cyprus revealed the remains of tombs and an Early Bronze Age settlement. This is the first Early Bronze Age settlement to be excavated in Cyprus, an era previously known only from mortuary deposits. This volume provides a final report on the excavations and includes specialist studies on various artifact groups, including: ceramics, chipped and ground stone, metals and terracottas. Other chapters focus on the skeletal remains, local flora and fauna, the geology, the environment, and a regional archaeological survey. This important report provides a wealth of new material from the southern part of the island, material that may now be compared with finds from the contemporaneous site of Marki Alonia in the centre of the island.Synopsis
Following the traditional pattern of Mediterranean region excavations, specialists report on the findings in their area of expertise. Surface artifacts had long suggested to archaeologists that the area around the village of Sotira in southern Cyprus would be a fertile place to search for traces of prehistoric habitation. The research reported here began with exploratory surveys in 1978. Topics include the settlement, the cemetery, ceramics, petrography, ground stone, knapped stone, metal, terracottas, human and animal remains, botanical remains, mollusks, the geologic and geomorphic settings and resources, and the environment. Distributed in the US by David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR