City and Cemetery
Excavations at Kourions Amathous Gate Cemetery, Cyprus. The Excavations of Danielle A. Parks Volume 2: Human Bone, Ecofacts, and Artifacts
edited by Michael Given, Chris Mavromatis and R. Smadar Gabrieli
The Amathous Gate Cemetery played a key role in the spatial and social organisation of Kourion on the south coast of Cyprus, and in its transformations between the Hellenistic and Byzantine periods. This second volume presents detailed descriptions and interpretations of the ecofacts and artifacts.
The Amathous Gate Cemetery played a key role in the spatial and social organization of the well-preserved city of Kourion on the south coast of Cyprus, and in its transformations between the Hellenistic and Byzantine periods, from massively destructive earthquakes and the rise of Christianity to new social and administrative structures. The excavations were directed by the late Danielle A. Parks from 1995 to 2000, and found striking evidence for burial and commemoration, a wide range of material culture, and a large assemblage of well-preserved human remains. The project uses an innovative methodology for analyzing mixed stratigraphy and legacy data, which we offer to those researching sites with similar challenges. This volume presents detailed descriptions and interpretations of the ecofacts and artifacts. These include human and animal bone, pottery, lamps, figurines, stone objects, painted plaster, glass, jewelry, coins, and loom weights. Scientific methods include isotopic analysis of the bones, Neutron Activation Analysis of the pottery, and spectroscopic analysis of the glass.
- Edited by R. Smadar Gabrieli
- Edited by Michael Given
- Edited by Chris Mavromatis
Other Titles in this Series
Reflections of Empire
Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspectives on the Pottery of the Ottoman Levant
Volume 64
City and Cemetery
Excavations at Kourion's Amathous Gate Cemetery, Cyprus. The Excavations of Danielle A. Parks Volume 1: Context, Analysis, and Conclusions
Volume 76
An Examination of the Stratigraphy and Neolithic-Iron Age Pottery from Tel Jezreel, Area A
Volume 73
The Nabataean Temple at Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan, Volume 1
Architecture and Religion. Final Report on Nelson Glueck's 1937 Excavation
Volume 67
The Nabataean Temple at Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan, Volume 2
Cultic Offerings, Vessels, and Other Specialist Reports. Final Report on Nelson Glueck's 1937 Excavation
Volume 68
The Archaeology of the Ostraca House at Israelite Samaria
Epigraphic Discoveries in Complicated Contexts
Volume 70
Crossroads and Boundaries
The Archaeology of Past and Present in the Malloura Valley, Cyprus
Volume 65
Bayt Farhi and the Sephardic Palaces of Ottoman Damascus in the Late 18th and 19th Centuries
Volume 72, 4
Unsilencing the Archives
New Approaches to the History of Archaeological Labor in the Mandate Period Middle East
Volume 80
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