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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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1180–1200 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Antiquity |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 342 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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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COOPERATIVE PROJECT BY THE BOGAXKOY EXPEDITION OF THE GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
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Ulf-Dietrich Schoop
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Senior Lecturer
- Archaeology
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