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Personalised monuments and monumental personalities in the past and present of Bronze Age Cyprus

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Kevin D. Fisher. 2023. Monumentality, place-making and social interaction on Late Bronze Age Cyprus (Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology 17). Sheffield (UK) & Bristol (CT, USA): Equinox; 978-1-84553-404-2 hardback £150.
Bernard Knapp. 2023. Late Bronze Age Cyprus: a reassessment of settlement structure and society (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology and Literature 192). Nicosia: Astrom Editions; 978-9925-7935-1-8 hardback €20.
George Papasavvas. 2023. Trench warfare at Enkomi: personalities, politics and science in Cypriot archaeology (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology and Literature 193). Nicosia: Astrom Editions; 978-9925-7935-2-5 hardback €30.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2024

Pertev Basri
Pertev Basri*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK
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✉ pertev.basri2@durham.ac.uk
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Nestled at the eastern corner of the Mediterranean, the island of Cyprus is a popular locale for archaeological research by resident and foreigner alike despite its modest size. The roots of this popularity run deep; Cyprus can boast for capturing people's attention with its antiquities since the start of the nineteenth century (Clarke 1813, pp.165–97). Authored by veterans of Cypriot archaeology, each of these three books is a valuable addition to the ever-expanding scholarship that is the legacy of this colourful history of aesthetic/financial curiosity transformed into meticulous research. Additionally, these three publications stand out among the avalanche of archaeological research on Cyprus due to their shared links.

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Antiquity , Volume 98 , Issue 398 , April 2024 , pp. 547 - 552
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Antiquity Publications Ltd

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