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

Author(s)

Grave, Peter

Kealhofer, Lisa

Marsh, Ben

Schoop, Ulf-Dietrich

Seeher, Jurgen

Bennett, John W

Stopic, Attila

Publication Date

2014

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.

Citation

Antiquity, 88(342), p. 1180-1200

ISSN

1745-1744

0003-598X

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16367

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Title

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

Type of document

Journal Article

Entity Type

Publication

Author(s)	Grave, Peter Kealhofer, Lisa Marsh, Ben Schoop, Ulf-Dietrich Seeher, Jurgen Bennett, John W Stopic, Attila
Publication Date	2014
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.
Citation	Antiquity, 88(342), p. 1180-1200
ISSN	1745-1744 0003-598X
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16367
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Title	Ceramics, trade, provenience and geology: Cyprus in the Late Bronze Age
Type of document	Journal Article
Entity Type	Publication

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

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