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Crops, Culture, and Contact in Prehistoric Cyprus
Leilani Lucas
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Recent archaeobotanical results from early Neolithic sites on Cyprus have put the island in the forefront of debates on the spread of Near Eastern agriculture, with domestic crops appearing on the island shortly after they evolved. The results from these early sites changed what was known about the timing of the introduction of farming to the island. However, what happened after the introduction of agriculture to Cyprus has been less discussed. This book explores the role of new crop introductions, local agricultural developments, and intensification in subsequent economic and social developments on Cyprus corresponding with the island's evidence of ongoing social transformations and changing off-island patterns of contacts. In addition to contributing to discussions on the origins and spread of Near Eastern agriculture, it contributes to current archaeological debates on external contact and the influence of the broader Near East on the development of the island's unique prehistoric economy. This research is a chronological and regional analysis of the botanical record of Cyprus and a comparison of data from similarly dated sites in the Levantine mainland, Turkey, and Egypt. Further, it includes data from four recently excavated Cypriot prehistoric sites, Krittou Marottou-'Ais Yiorkis, Kissonerga-Skalia, Souskiou-Laona, and Prastion-Mesorotsos.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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ABSTRACT
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Table of Contents
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LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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LIST OF APPENDICES
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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CHAPTER 1. THE ORIGINS, SPREAD, AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN CYPRUS: AN INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER 2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND OF CYPRUS AND THE MAINLAND LEVANT
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CHAPTER 3. ARCHAEOBOTANICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS
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CHAPTER 4. HISTORY OF CYPRIOT ARCHAEOBOTANY
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CHAPTER 5. IDENTIFICATION OF ARCHAEOBOTANICAL MATERIAL FROM FOUR PREHISTORIC SITES IN CYPRUS
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CHAPTER 6. COMPARATIVE ARCHAEOBOTANICAL RESULTS
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CHAPTER 7. INTERPRETATIONS, CONCLUSIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
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APPENDICES
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REFERENCES CITED
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Published: 2014
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407342436 (ebook)
- 9781407312767 (paperback)
BAR Number: S2639