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Country Cyprus
Region Nicosia
Provincia Siá

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The Survey Database is the result of a collaboration between: Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome (KNIR) and International Association of Classical Archaeology (AIAC)

Summary

Project DescriptionThis project aims to place Almyras in the broad context of Cyprus copper production and socioeconomic and historical contexts over the past three millenia, concentrating on archaeometullurgical survey and radiocarbon dating.

Project Dates

1982 - 1998

Survey Method

Approach
Spatial Sampling
- Deliberate Sample
- Field Walker Spacing
Artifact Collection
Collection Unit
- Transect
Location Technique
- Basemap 1:10K or better

Research Focus

Artifacts
- Architecture
- Ceramics
- Lithics
- Metal
- Iconography
Paleoecology
Demography
- Ritual Studies
- Mortuary Studies
Remote Sensing
- Geoprospection

Other Comments

Otherradiocarbon dating of charcoal samples ; archaeometullurgy ; palynology ; ore benefaction/smelting/bronze casting experiments
Primary QuestionsThe aim is to place Almyras in a broader context of the local history of copper production.

Research Institution

Director

Director

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