Ancient migration or ancient mobility? Perspectives from Cyprus
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Publication Date
2022-05-01Journal Title
Athens University Review Of Archaeology (AURA) Supplements
Conference Name
Beyond Cyprus: Investigating Cypriot Connectivity in the Mediterranean from the Late Bronze Age to the End of the Classical Period
ISSN
2732-9267
ISBN
978-618-85619-7-7
Publisher
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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Article
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Christophilopoulou, A. (2022). Ancient migration or ancient mobility? Perspectives from Cyprus. Athens University Review Of Archaeology (AURA) Supplements https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.81702
Abstract
This paper addresses the topic of population movement and mobility by closely examining a specific period of antiquity and a specific area, which was the central node in the system. The period under examination is the Iron Age (ca 1200–600 BC) in the Eastern Mediterranean, when, arguably, sweeping movements between the Aegean and the Near East, but also dynamic individual and entrepreneurial movement occurred, while the focus area is the region of Cyprus-Cilicia.
The aim of this paper is to study the evidence for people moving in, to, and through the Cyprus-Cilicia area during the Iron Age; and to use this to draw conclusions about the nature of population movements at this time. We approach the subject with a wide lens perspective, incorporating evidence from archaeology, material culture studies and ancient history; addressing two core questions: socio-political changes in the Mediterranean and their influence on Cypriot activity overseas, and how did Cypriot connections with each area differ? Finally, we hope this paper will generate a discussion on the implications of mobility and migration through history up to the present day.
Keywords
Cyprus, Cypriot Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, Migration,, Island Archaeology, Cilicia
Sponsorship
A. G Leventis Foundation, AHRC
Funder references
A.G. Leventis Foundation (Unknown)
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This record's DOI: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.81702
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/334289
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Licence URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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