Ceramics, trade, provenience and geology: Cyprus in the Late Bronze Age

Peter Grave, Lisa Kealhofer, Ben Marsh, Ulf-Dietrich Schoop, Jürgen Seeher, John W. Bennett, Attila Stopic

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Abstract

The island of Cyprus was a major producer of copper and stood at the heart of east Mediterranean trade networks during the Late Bronze Age. It may also have been the source of the Red Lustrous Wheelmade Ware that has been found in mortuary contexts in Egypt and the Levant, and in Hittite temple assemblages in Anatolia. Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) has enabled the source area of this special ceramic to be located in a geologically highly localised and geochemically distinctive area of western Cyprus. This discovery offers a new perspective on the spatial organisation of Cypriot economies in the production and exchange of elite goods around the eastern Mediterranean at this time.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1180–1200
Number of pages21
JournalAntiquity
Volume88
Issue number342
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2014

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Cyprus
  • Late Bronze Age
  • Red Lustrous Wheelmade Ware
  • provenience
  • open access data
  • multivariate comparison
  • Neutron Activation Analysis

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