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Sacred And Mortuary Landscapes In Iron Age Cyprus: A Gis Analysis, James P. Torpy
Sacred And Mortuary Landscapes In Iron Age Cyprus: A Gis Analysis, James P. Torpy
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During the Archaic period (750-480 BC) the island of Cyprus underwent a dramatic transformation as new city-kingdoms rose to dominate the political landscape of the island. This shift resulted in increased competition for resources, establishment of political boundaries, and emergence of a pronounced social hierarchy within the new polities. While many of the large settlements that became centers of power during this time have been thoroughly studied, the manifestation of the large scale changes of the Archaic in the periphery have not been as fully investigated. The rural site of Athienou-Malloura, surveyed and excavated by the Athienou Archaeological Project …