Alassa: excavations at the late Bronze Age sites of Pano Mantilaris and Paliotaverna 1984-2000

During the Late Bronze Age a number of important towns with diverse elite and public architectural complexes developed in Cyprus in conjunction with the expansion of the local copper industry and the intensification of external trade. One of the most impressive centers of this era is the site of Ala...

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1. Verfasser: Chatzēsabbas, Sophoklēs ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Tagungsbericht Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lefkosia Republic of Cyprus Ministry of Communications and Works, Department of Antiquities 2017
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Zusammenfassung:During the Late Bronze Age a number of important towns with diverse elite and public architectural complexes developed in Cyprus in conjunction with the expansion of the local copper industry and the intensification of external trade. One of the most impressive centers of this era is the site of Alassa, located 34,758A° North, 32,922A° East, set on a triangular plateau in the Troodos foothills of southwestern Cyprus. At the locality Paliotaverna on the upper part of the plateau, excavations uncovered a group of three large ashlar buildings, one of which contained a wine press, the only one thus far discovered from this period. At the locality Pano Mantilaris 250 m to the southeast, settlement remains revealed evidence for metalworking in the midst of domestic and ritual activities. Alassa's far-flung international connections are attested by the Aegean characteristics discernible in its monumental architecture, the presence of imported and Aegean-inspired pottery, the Mycenaean and Syrian influences apparent in the pithos seal impressions, and the occurrence of tomb goods made from imported materials such as gold and chlorite
Beschreibung:xxiv, 669 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 29 cm
ISBN:9789963364701
9963364705

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