Pyla-Koutsopetria I: Archaeological Survey of an Ancient Coastal Town

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Pyla-Koutsopetria I: Archaeological Survey of an Ancient Coastal Town

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Pyla-Koutsopetria I presents the results of an intensive pedestrian survey documenting the diachronic history of a 100 ha microregion along the southern coast of Cyprus. Located around 10 km from the ancient city of Kition, the ancient coastal settlements of the Koutsopetria mircoregion featured an Iron Age sanctuary, a Classical settlement, a Hellenistic fortification, a Late Roman town, and a Venetian-Ottoman coastal battery situated adjacent to a now infilled, natural harbor on Larnaka Bay. This publication integrates a comprehensive treatment of methods with a discussion of artifact distribution, a thorough catalogue of finds, and a diachronic history to shed light on one of the few undeveloped stretches of the Cypriot coast.

ISBN

9780897570695

Publication Date

11-15-2014

Publisher

American Society of Overseas Research

City

Alexandria, Virginia

Keywords

Roman history, Greek history, Messiah College, Messiah University

Disciplines

European History | History

Pyla-Koutsopetria I: Archaeological Survey of an Ancient Coastal Town

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