A. Bernard Knapp is Emeritus Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, and Honorary Research Fellow, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, Nicosia. He co-edits the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology with John F. Cherry and Peter van Dommelen and is the general editor of the series Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology. He is the author and editor of several books including, most recently Seafaring and Seafarers in the Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean (Leiden: Sidestone Press, 2018, forthcoming). Address: Department of Archaeology University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ SCOTLAND
A 50-page booklet about the findings of the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project, written for the schools... more A 50-page booklet about the findings of the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project, written for the schools and community councils of the project's survey area.
The maritime transport of goods in bulk provides a clear indicator of many facets of trade, from ... more The maritime transport of goods in bulk provides a clear indicator of many facets of trade, from trade networks and merchants to individual economic transactions. One of the key material factors involved is what we term the Maritime Transport Container (MTC), examples of which include the Canaanite jar, Transport Stirrup jar and Phoenician amphora, more generally transport amphora. Although studied systematically during later periods, the early phases in the development of MTCs are relatively obscure, because their maritime function and attributes are often overlooked. This volume provides an overview of these early stages—from the Early Bronze to Early Iron Ages in the Aegean, on Cyprus and in the Levant—in the emergence and development of MTCs, and their diverse roles in trade throughout the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean. By reconstructing the early phases of their production and use, we gain important insights into the initial phases of seaborne trade in the Mediterranean, and can see how maritime transport containers serve as markers of trade mechanisms of different scale, or of economies that more or less depended on seaborne trade.
The Cambridge Prehistory of the Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean offers new insights into the ma... more The Cambridge Prehistory of the Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean offers new insights into the material and social practices of many different Mediterranean peoples during the Bronze and Iron Ages, presenting in particular those features that both connect and distinguish them. Contributors discuss in depth a range of topics that motivate and structure Mediterranean archaeology today, including insularity and connectivity; mobility, migration and colonisation; hybridisation and cultural encounters; materiality, memory and identity; community and household; life and death; and ritual and ideology. The volume’s broad coverage of different approaches and contemporary archaeological practices will enable even general readers to understand better the people, ideas and materials that make up the world of Mediterranean archaeology today, beyond the borders that separate Europe, Africa and the Middle East. It will also help the practitioners of Mediterranean archaeology to move the subject forward in new and dynamic ways.
The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an inten... more The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an intensive archaeological survey in the north-central foothills of the Troodos Mountains on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The survey covered 65 square kilometers in and around the modern villages of Politiko and Mitsero. This pathbreaking project examined the relationship between the production and distribution of agricultural and metallurgical resources. Additionally, the project provides new insights into the interpretation and collection of regional archaeological data. The volume represents an integrated approach to the discussion of social landscapes--from archaeological, historical, geomorphological, geobotanical, and archaeometallurgical perspectives--within the SCSP survey universe. The twenty-two contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive data set including lithics, pottery, site types, and radiocarbon dates. Full color GIS maps provide a wealth of information on pottery densities and site distributions. This well-illustrated monograph will serve as a model for future research throughout the region.
A 50-page booklet about the findings of the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project, written for the schools... more A 50-page booklet about the findings of the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project, written for the schools and community councils of the project's survey area.
The maritime transport of goods in bulk provides a clear indicator of many facets of trade, from ... more The maritime transport of goods in bulk provides a clear indicator of many facets of trade, from trade networks and merchants to individual economic transactions. One of the key material factors involved is what we term the Maritime Transport Container (MTC), examples of which include the Canaanite jar, Transport Stirrup jar and Phoenician amphora, more generally transport amphora. Although studied systematically during later periods, the early phases in the development of MTCs are relatively obscure, because their maritime function and attributes are often overlooked. This volume provides an overview of these early stages—from the Early Bronze to Early Iron Ages in the Aegean, on Cyprus and in the Levant—in the emergence and development of MTCs, and their diverse roles in trade throughout the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean. By reconstructing the early phases of their production and use, we gain important insights into the initial phases of seaborne trade in the Mediterranean, and can see how maritime transport containers serve as markers of trade mechanisms of different scale, or of economies that more or less depended on seaborne trade.
The Cambridge Prehistory of the Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean offers new insights into the ma... more The Cambridge Prehistory of the Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean offers new insights into the material and social practices of many different Mediterranean peoples during the Bronze and Iron Ages, presenting in particular those features that both connect and distinguish them. Contributors discuss in depth a range of topics that motivate and structure Mediterranean archaeology today, including insularity and connectivity; mobility, migration and colonisation; hybridisation and cultural encounters; materiality, memory and identity; community and household; life and death; and ritual and ideology. The volume’s broad coverage of different approaches and contemporary archaeological practices will enable even general readers to understand better the people, ideas and materials that make up the world of Mediterranean archaeology today, beyond the borders that separate Europe, Africa and the Middle East. It will also help the practitioners of Mediterranean archaeology to move the subject forward in new and dynamic ways.
The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an inten... more The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an intensive archaeological survey in the north-central foothills of the Troodos Mountains on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The survey covered 65 square kilometers in and around the modern villages of Politiko and Mitsero. This pathbreaking project examined the relationship between the production and distribution of agricultural and metallurgical resources. Additionally, the project provides new insights into the interpretation and collection of regional archaeological data. The volume represents an integrated approach to the discussion of social landscapes--from archaeological, historical, geomorphological, geobotanical, and archaeometallurgical perspectives--within the SCSP survey universe. The twenty-two contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive data set including lithics, pottery, site types, and radiocarbon dates. Full color GIS maps provide a wealth of information on pottery densities and site distributions. This well-illustrated monograph will serve as a model for future research throughout the region.
The Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project has conducted two full seasons (2001,... more The Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project has conducted two full seasons (2001, 2002) of interdisciplinary field survey in Cyprus. Our overall objective is to understand better the relationship between human activity and the total natural and social environment in this insular setting. We do this through fully integrated, intensive archaeological and geomorphological survey, utilising a range of other analytical techniques and approaches (geobotany, satellite imagery, GIS/Geographic Information Systems, archaeometallurgy, geophysical survey, etc.). This paper reports on some very specific results of the first two seasons’ fieldwork, at the same time outlining our methodology and approach to regional survey archaeology. In particular, we consider the results of our fieldwork in and around the village of Katydhata, especially as they affect our understanding of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement and mortuary patterning in the prehistoric and early historic Cypriot landscape.
The Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project has conducted two full seasons (2001,... more The Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project has conducted two full seasons (2001, 2002) of interdisciplinary field survey in Cyprus. Our overall objective is to understand better the relationship between human activity and the total natural and social environment in this insular setting. We do this through fully integrated, intensive archaeological and geomorphological survey, utilising a range of other analytical techniques and approaches (geobotany, satellite imagery, GIS/Geographic Information Systems, archaeometallurgy, geophysical survey, etc.). This paper reports on some very specific results of the first two seasons’ fieldwork, at the same time outlining our methodology and approach to regional survey archaeology. In particular, we consider the results of our fieldwork in and around the village of Katydhata, especially as they affect our understanding of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement and mortuary patterning in the prehistoric and early historic Cypriot landscape.
... PART II Anthropology and social history, 121. 8 'Find the ekijunjumira ': iron mine... more ... PART II Anthropology and social history, 121. 8 'Find the ekijunjumira ': iron mine discovery, ownership and power among the Toro of Uganda S.TERRY CHILDS, 123. ... S. Terry Childs, National Park Service/Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. ...
Introduction: AL Epstein's scholarship has helped to define key moments in social and cultur... more Introduction: AL Epstein's scholarship has helped to define key moments in social and cultural anthropol-ogyurban anthropology, qualitative research meth-ods, the study of ethnicity, and the anthropology of emotions. Born in 1924 in Liverpool, he trained in law at Queen's ...
The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an inten... more The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an intensive archaeological survey in the north-central foothills of the Troodos Mountains on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The survey covered 65 square kilometres in and around the modern villages of Politiko and Mitsero. This pathbreaking project examined the relationship between the production and distribution of agricultural and metallurgical resources. Additionally, the project provides new insights into the interpretation and collection of regional archaeological data. The volume represents an integrated approach to the discussion of social landscapes--from archaeological, historical, geomorphological, geobotanical, and archaeometallurgical perspectives--within the SCSP survey universe. The twenty-two contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive data set including lithics, pottery, site types, and radiocarbon dates. Full colour GIS maps provide a wealth of information on pottery densities and site distributions. This well-illustrated monograph will serve as a model for future research throughout the region.
The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project archive is the result of an intensive survey carried out in the ... more The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project archive is the result of an intensive survey carried out in the foothills of the Troodos mountains in Cyprus. The archive contains data files, GIS files and explanatory texts.
... Mara Horowitz, Jean Humbert, Tracy Ireland, Sarah Janes, Sturt Manning, Carole McCartney,Mari... more ... Mara Horowitz, Jean Humbert, Tracy Ireland, Sarah Janes, Sturt Manning, Carole McCartney,Maria Ntinou, Chris Parks, Robert Schon, Charlotte Schriwer, Neil Urwin, Joanita Vroom and Kristina Winther-Jacobsen and Stephen Digney, Myrto Georgakopoulou, Abel Lufafa ...
This report summarises the first field season of interdisciplinary field survey in the northern T... more This report summarises the first field season of interdisciplinary field survey in the northern Troodos mountains in Cyprus. The overall objective of the project is to integrate intensive archaeological and geomorphological survey with a range of other analytical techniques, in order to ...
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 1999
Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus: Archaeological Investigations by Cornell Unive... more Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus: Archaeological Investigations by Cornell University, 1974-1985, by John E. Coleman, Jane A. Barlow, Marcia K. Mogelonsky, and Kenneth W. Scharr. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. 118. Jonsered: Paul ...
650). The investigation and analysis of this area and others of equal interest and diversity in t... more 650). The investigation and analysis of this area and others of equal interest and diversity in the Northern Troodos foothills require a broad range of interdisciplinary tech- niques and, just as importancly, their full integration: sur- vey archaeology, archaeometallurgy, ...
erences, especially in such a personal account, but it compromises its value for students and int... more erences, especially in such a personal account, but it compromises its value for students and interested readers alike. Martin Millett's recent study The Romanization of Britain (Cambridge University Press, 1990) is an excellent example of how such referenced debate can be incorporated without detracting from the text's readability. If the reader does not already have a reasonable knowledge of Roman archaeology, this volume may miss its mark. Nevertheless, it does offer clear and concise argument, which is definitely thought provoking. Above all it forms a wonderful account of why archaeology is practiced, and why archaeologists so enjoy their profession! My overall impression is that the book is too short, which is perhaps a mark of how much I enjoyed reading it. One feels Johnson has many more interesting ideas and that many of those outlined here could have been more fully developed. Additional explanation and references would not have added much to what is at present a relatively slim volume, considering the field it attempts to encompass. Nevertheless, I hope students are not deterred, either by the title, which is inappropriate, or the lack of sources; this book deserves to be read.
Smith, J. S. 2003 in "Chapter 4, Survey Results": “4.1 SIA [Special Interest Area] 1 – Agrokipia ... more Smith, J. S. 2003 in "Chapter 4, Survey Results": “4.1 SIA [Special Interest Area] 1 – Agrokipia Kriadhis,” “4.2 SIA 2 – Klirou Manastirka,” “4.3 SIA 3 – Mitsero Kouloupakhis,” “4.4 SIA 4 – Mitsero Mavrovounos,” “4.6 SIA 6 – Politiko Ayios Mnason,” “4.7 SIA 7 – Politiko Kokkinorotsos,” “4.10 SIA 10 – Malounda Panagia Khrysopandanassa,” “4.11 SIA 11 – Mitsero Kokkinoyia,” “4.12 SCY010 – Aredhiou Vouppes,” “4.13 SCY019 – Politiko Kelaïdhoni,” “4.14 SCY102 – Agrokipia Palaeokamina,” and “4.17 SCY200 – Politiko Phournia),” contributor texts compiled by Dina Coleman, Michael Given, Vasiliki Kassianidou, A. Bernard Knapp, Kylie Seretis, and Sven Van Lokeren; my contributions cover ceramics, sculpture, and other finds ranging in date from the Chalcolithic through the Hellenistic period, pp. 60–109, 119–146, 157–178, 179–186, 192–197 in M. Given and A. B. Knapp eds., The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project: Social Approaches to Regional Archaeological Survey. Monumenta Archaeologica 21. Los Angeles: University of California at Los Angeles, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology.
Gregory, T., A. B. Knapp, and J. S. Smith 2003 "Chapter 5, The Material Culture of the SCSP Lands... more Gregory, T., A. B. Knapp, and J. S. Smith 2003 "Chapter 5, The Material Culture of the SCSP Landscape": “5.3 Special Finds Catalogue,” my contributions cover sculpture and other finds ranging in date from the Geometric through the Hellenistic period, pp. 212–214 in M. Given and A. B. Knapp eds., The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project: Social Approaches to Regional Archaeological Survey. Monumenta Archaeologica 21. Los Angeles: University of California at Los Angeles, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology.
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