Ancient Cyprus : cultures in dialogue ; exhibition organized by the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, on the occasion of Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of the European Union 2012 ; Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, October 31, 2012 – Februar

ABSTRACT The exhibition 'Ancient Cyprus: Culture in Dialogue' was presented in the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels on the occasion of Cyprus' Presidency of the Council of the European Union from October 2012 until February 2013. It presented an overview of the culture of Cyprus from the earliest human settlement on the island to the end of Antiquity. A great number of Cypriot antiquities from both older and more recent excavations were exhibited..... Foreword, Mr Efthemios Flourentzou, Minister of Communications and Works, Republic of Cyprus .....................................................................................8 Foreword, Dr Michel Draguet, General Director a.i., Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels..........................................................................................8 Foreword, Dr Maria Hadjicosti, Director, Department of Antiquities, Cyprus ......... ......................................................................................................................9 Chronology ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Map of Cyprus ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Map of the Central and Eastern Mediterranean ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................Despina Pilides ....................................................................................... 16 2. Cultures in dialogue: exhibiting the past of an island ......................................... Nikolas Papadimitriou & Efthymia Alphas ....................................... 18 The birth of Cypriot archaeology 3. I. From treasure hunting to systematic excavation ..............................................Despina Pilides ....................................................................................... 22 II. Cyprus and Belgium ................................................................................................ Eric Gubel & Natacha Massar ............................................................ 24 III. The Cypriot Collection at the Ashmolean Museum ....................................... Anja Ulbrich ........................................................................................... 26 IV. The British Museum excavations on Cyprus in the 1890s ............................ Thomas Kiely .......................................................................................... 28 V. The Swedish Cyprus Expedition: the fi rst comprehensive study of the island’s ancient history ....................... Karin Nys ................................................................................................. 30 The ancient history of Cyprus 4. The geology of Cyprus .............................................................................................. Zomenia Zomeni ................................................................................... 34 5. Neolithic period ............................................................................................................Alain Le Brun .......................................................................................... 38 Case study: Ayios Tychonas-Klimonas ....................................................................Jean Guilaine, Jean-Denis Vigne & François Briois........................ 42 6. Chalcolithic period ....................................................................................................... Edgar Peltenburg ................................................................................... 44 Case study: Souskiou ................................................................................................... Edgar Peltenburg ................................................................................... 48 7. Early and Middle Bronze Age ................................................................................... Jennifer M. Webb & David Frankel .................................................... 50 Case study: Marki ......................................................................................................... Jennifer M. Webb & David Frankel .................................................... 54 8. Late Bronze Age ...........................................................................................................Despina Pilides ....................................................................................... 56 Case study: Hala Sultan Tekke .................................................................................. Karin Nys ................................................................................................. 60 9. Early Iron Age ............................................................................................................... Maria Iacovou ........................................................................................ 62 Case study: Idalion ....................................................................................................... Maria Hadjicosti ..................................................................................... 66 10. Hellenistic and Roman period ...................................................................................Demetrios Michaelides ......................................................................... 68 Case study: Paphos-Glyky Nero................................................................................ Efstathios Raptou ................................................................................... 72 Thematic essays 11. Natural resources and the importance of copper ...............................................Vasiliki Kassianidou ............................................................................... 76 12. Harbours, navigation and trade ............................................................................... Stella Demesticha .................................................................................. 80 13. Languages, scripts and administration ...................................................................Joanna S. Smith ..................................................................................... 84 14. Coinage and economic politics ................................................................................ Evangeline Markou................................................................................ 88 15. Cultural interaction through time............................................................................. Marguerite Yon....................................................................................... 92 16. Burial and society .........................................................................................................Giorgos Georgiou .................................................................................. 96 17. Cult and ritual ...............................................................................................................Anja Ulbrich ..........................................................................................100 18. Aspects of personal styling and adornment ......................................................... Eftychia Zachariou-Kaila ....................................................................104 Catalogue History of research (cat. nos 1-17) ............................................................................................................................................................................................110 The island (cat. nos 18-68) ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................118 The sea (cat. nos 69-136) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................146 Society and people (cat. nos 137-215) .................................................................................................................................................................................... 184 The world of the dead (cat. nos 216-245) ...............................................................................................................................................................................228 The world of the sacred (cat. nos 246-291) ............................................................................................................................................................................246 Abbreviations ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................270 Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................271 Photographic credits ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................286 Index of geographical names ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................287 From The Contents:0- The Birth Of Cypriot Archaeology0- The Ancient History Of Cyprus0- Thematic Essays0- Catalogue00exhibition: Royal Museums Of Art And History, Brussels, Belgium (31.10.2012-17.02.2013).