RETHINKING KALOPSIDHA FROM SPECIALISATION TO STATE MARGINALISATION
This paper is offered to Eddie Peltenburg in thanks for all his generous support and valued advice over the years as doctoral supervisor and beyond. The title is a reference to Eddie’s paper, “From isolation to state formation in Cyprus,c.3500–1500 BC” (1996), which was my entry point into the compl...
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Published in | The Development of Pre-State Communities in the Ancient Near East Vol. 2; p. 63 |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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United States
Oxbow Books
30.04.2010
Oxbow Books, Limited |
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Summary: | This paper is offered to Eddie Peltenburg in thanks for all his generous support and valued advice over the years as doctoral supervisor and beyond. The title is a reference to Eddie’s paper, “From isolation to state formation in Cyprus,c.3500–1500 BC” (1996), which was my entry point into the complexities of Late Cypriot social complexity. This paper examined the earliest manifestations of ‘statehood’ on Cyprus at the Middle–Late Cypriot transition, centred on the evidence from Enkomi and the construction of a series of apparently contemporary ‘fortifications’ located at key points around the island. These structures, and |
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ISBN: | 184217407X 9781842174074 |