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 inThe Development of Pre-State Communities in the Ancient Near East Vol. 2; p. 63
Main Author Lindy Crewe
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxbow Books 30.04.2010
Oxbow Books, Limited
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Applied arts
Applied sciences
Archaeological excavation
Archaeological methods
Archaeology
Architecture
Arts
Behavioral sciences
Bronze age
Bronzes
Buildings
Civil engineering
Construction engineering
Copper alloys
Decorative arts
Engineering
Excavations
Field archaeology
Houses
Human behavior
Marginalization
Materials science
Metallurgy
Middle & Near Eastern archaeology
Pottery
Prehistoric archaeology
Residential buildings
Social behavior
Social sciences
Technological change
Technological innovation
Technology
Three age system
Trenches
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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
ISBN:184217407X
9781842174074