Caraher, William R.

Pyla-Koutsopetria I : archaeological survey of an ancient coastal town / by William Caraher, R. Scott Moore, and David K. Pettegrew ; with contributions by Maria Andrioti, P. Nick Kardulias, Dimitri Nakassis, and Brandon Olson.. - Boston, MA: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2014. - 330 p. : ill ; 29 cm. - volume 21 American Schools of Oriental Research archaeological reports no. 21. .

includes bibliographical refernces and index.

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 harbour on Larnaka Bay. This publication integrates a comprehensive treatment of methods with a discussion of artefact distribution, a thorough catalogue of finds, and a diachronic history to shed light on one of the few undeveloped stretches of the Cypriot coast. Illustrated in b&w with 137 illustrations and 56 tables.

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Archaeological surveying--Cyprus--Pyla-Koutsopetria
Excavations (Archaeology)--Cyprus
Bronze age--Cyprus
History / Ancient / General
Social science--Archaeology


Pyla-Kokkinokremos Site (Cyprus)
Cyprus--Antiquities