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This volume is dedicated to Stuart Swiny who served as long-time Director of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute. Stuart Swiny was professor in Classics and Anthropology at the University at Albany; he is an archaeologist whose work on Cyprus now spans six decades. His research, mentorship as professor, and leadership as CAARI Director has had a profound effect on the development of the discipline on the island and benefited many archaeologists working there. The book celebrates his contributions to Cypriot archaeology with papers from colleagues, friends, and former students, covering a wide range of topics that reflect his interests in the history and culture of Cyprus. Ranging from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic to ethnoarchaeology in the recent past, the papers cover archaeological landscapes, material culture, settlement studies, and regional interaction. The influence of Swiny's contributions is a common thread tying topics together. Beginning chapters recount the personal and professional history of Stuart Swiny, and the focus then moves to academic papers that document his methodological foresight in archaeological survey and excavation, build from his prior work with particular artifact classes, publish new information about his major excavation site Sotira Kaminoudhia, or take inspiration from his interest and encouragement in studying all things Cypriot. Specific chapter topics include: Bronze Age climate change, textile technology, evidence for use of the opium poppy, ancient board games, Roman to modern carob trade, Iron Age Cypriot coinage, ethnoarchaeology of pottery production, and intra-island interaction in the Neolithic. The volume is also forward-looking, taking stake of where Cypriot archaeology stands after roughly forty years since Swiny's directorship began. It anticipates new projects, innovations and approaches that the next generation of Cypriot scholars will use to build on his work.

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Author:   Zuzana Chovanec ,  Walter Crist
Publisher:   American Society of Overseas Research
Imprint:   American Society of Overseas Research
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 28.70cm
Weight:   1.176kg
ISBN:  

9780897571166

ISBN 10:   0897571169
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   06 September 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction (Zuzana Chovanec and Walter Crist) Chronology of Ancient Cyprus Chronology of the Levant Geographic locations in Cyprus Geographic locations in the wider region I. The Life and Legacy of Stuart Swiny Chapter 1 Stuart Swiny and the Road to Cyprus: A Personal History Helena (Laina) Wylde Swiny and Zuzana Chovanec Chapter 2 The House of the Dancing Bird: Stuart Swiny and CAARI Thomas W. Davis Chapter 3 Thinking Outside the Hippo: A Personal Tribute to Stuart Swiny Alan H. Simmons II. Human–Environment Interactions in Cyprus Chapter 4 In the Beginning Was the Record. Stuart Swiny and the History of Field Survey in Cyprus: a Successful Trajectory in Forty Years of Archaeology Francesca Chelazzi Chapter 5 Farmers, Herders, Hunters, and/or Craft Producers? Variation in Human Lifeways during the Early Neolithic in Cyprus Katelyn DiBenedetto Chapter 6 Human Impact and Climate Change in the Cypriot Bronze Age Genevieve Holdridge III. Social Use and Organization of Space Chapter 7 Making and Breaking Bronze Age Gaming Stones from Cyprus Walter Crist Chapter 8 The Coarse Ware Trays and Hearths of Sotira Kaminoudhia and Episkopi Phaneromeni: An Investigation of Construction, Function, and Role in the Bronze Age Household Helena (Laina) Wylde Swiny and Laura A. Swantek Chapter 9 Heterotopias and Hospitality: What Happened in Room 103 at Aredhiou? Louise Steel IV. Material Culture Studies Chapter 10 Spinning and Weaving at Kourion in the Late Bronze Age Joanna Smith Chapter 11 Where Do You Come From and Who Are Your Relatives? A ‘Bichrome’ Jug in the Ashmolean Museum Michal Artzy Chapter 12 A Review of Opium Poppy Studies in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean with New Evidence from Iron Age Cyprus Zuzana Chovanec and Pavlos Flourentzos Chapter 13 The Pot Detective, Pitharia, and Traditional Pottery at CAARI Gloria London V. Regional Interactions Chapter 14 The Pictorial White Painted Handmade Ware I “Bird and Palm Tree” Krater from Enkomi Celia Bergoffen Chapter 15 Reflections on Cypriot Trade: The Evidence of Imported Greek Pottery and Early Coinage in the Late Archaic and Classical Periods Marvin W. Kushnet Chapter 16 Reflections on Coves, Carobs and a Diachronic Coastal Approach to the Roman Cypriot Maritime Economy John R. Leonard VI. Future Directions Chapter 17 A Dig of a Certain Kind: Stuart and Helena Wylde Swiny and the Past and Future Potential of Sotira Kaminoudhia Laura A. Swantek and William J. Weir, Jr. Chapter 18 Prehistoric Archaeology in Cyprus, 1980–Present: Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose? A. Bernard Knapp Tabula Gratulatoria Stuart Swiny — Archaeological Fieldwork and Publications List of Contributors Index

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