Chalcolithic Cyprus : symposium [J. Paul Getty Museum, February 22-24, 1990

This collection of papers presents the symposium held at the Getty Museum in February 1990. Recent archaeological excavations provide evidence that Cyprus had great cultural and economic importance during the bronze age. The contributors discuss aspects of the bronze age as they relate to Cyprus and to the eastern Mediterranean. Topics include the economy of the period, its basis in the exploitation of metals and stone, Cyprus's international influence on trade and religion, and evidence of that influence through interpretation of archaeological sites and artifacts. IAN A. TODD: The Vasilikos Valley and the Chalcolithic Period in Cyprus 3 EDGAR PELTENBURG: Kissonerga-Mosphilia: A Major Chalcolithic Site in Cyprus 17 NOËL H. GALE: Metals and Metallurgy in the Chalcolithic Period 37 PAUL CROFT: Man and Beast in Chalcolithic Cyprus 63 DIANE L. BOLGER: The Evolution of the Chalcolithic Painted Style 81 CAROLYN ELLIOTT: Rock Sources of Ground Stone Tools of the Chalcolithic Period in Cyprus 95 EDGAR PELTENBURG: Local Exchange in Prehistoric Cyprus: An Initial Assessment of Picrolite 107 C. XENOPHONTOS: Picrolite, Its Nature, Provenance, and Possible Distribution Patterns in the Chalcolithic Period of Cyprus 127 LUCIA VAGNETTI: Stone Sculpture in Chalcolithic Cyprus 139 ELIZABETH GORING: Pottery Figurines: The Development of a Coroplastic Art in Chalcolithic Cyprus 153 V. KARAGEORGHIS: A Terracotta Pendant from Kalavassos-Ayious 163 MACHTELD J. MELLINK: Anatolian Contacts with Chalcolithic Cyprus 167 Cover 1 Contents 4 The Vasilikos Valley and the Chalcolithic Period in Cyprus 5 Kissonerga-Mosphilia: A Major Chalcolithic Site in Cyprus 19 Metals and Metallurgy in the Chalcolithic Period 39 Man and Beast in Chalcolithic Cyprus 65 The Evolution of the Chalcolithic Painted Style 83 Rock Sources of Ground Stone Tools of the Chalcolithic Period in Cyprus 97 Local Exchange in Prehistoric Cyprus: An Initial Assessment of Picrolite 109 Picrolite, Its Nature, Provenance, and Possible Distribution Patterns in the Chalcolithic Period of Cyprus 129 Stone Sculpture in Chalcolithic Cyprus 141 Pottery Figurines: The Development of a Coroplastic Art in Chalcolithic Cyprus 155 A Terracotta Pendant from Kalavassos-Ayious 165 Anatolian Contacts with Chalcolithic Cyprus 169 Cover Title. The Articles In This Volume Are Based On Papers Presented At A Symposium Held At The J. Paul Getty Museum, February 22-24, 1990--verso Of Cover. Articles Published Here Comprise A Combined Volume Of The Bulletin Of The American Schools Of Oriental Research, Numbers 282/283, May/august 1991. The Papers Will Also Appear In Identical Format But Under A Separate Cover As A Getty Museum Publication--p. [1]. Includes Bibliographical References.