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WATERWAYS AND THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH-EAST CYPRUS IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM BC

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2013

Michael Brown
Michael Brown*
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Department of Archaeology, Durham University
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Abstract

This paper explores the role of waterways in shaping the settlement landscape of south-east Cyprus during the second millennium bc. Particular emphasis is placed on the proposed use of the Gialias river, in conjunction with overland portages, for transporting bulk commodities from the island's interior to the coast. The geopolitical characteristics of Alashiya, as known from eastern Mediterranean court correspondence, are considered with reference to adjacent riverine and maritime regions. A dominant trend of continuity in settlement and societal development is identified for south-east Cyprus as a whole throughout the period under review.

ϒδρολεωφόροι και η Πολιτική Γεωγραφία της Νοτιοανατολικής Κύπρου στη Δεύτερη Χιλιετία πΧ

Η παρούσα μελέτη αναλύει τη συμβολή των μετακινήσεων μέσω ποταμών στη διαμόρφωση του οικιστικού περιβάλλοντος στην Νοτιοανατολική Κύπρο κατά τη διάρκεια της δεύτερης χιλιετίας πΧ. Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνεται στην πιθανή χρήση του ποταμού Γιαλιά, σε συνάφεια και με χερσαίες μεταφορές, για τη διακίνηση μεγάλων προσοτήτων εμπορευμάτων από το εσωτερικό του νησιού προς την ακτή. Η έρευνα αυτή λαμβάνει υπόψην τα γεωπολιτικά χαρακτηριστικά της Αλασίας, όπως αυτά είναι γνωστά από την αλληλογραφία των βασιλικών αυλών της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου, σε σχέση με τις παρακείμενες παράχθιες περιοχές. Στην Ανατολική Κύπρο, διαπιστώνεται μία κυρίαρχη τάση συνέχειας οικιστικών και κοινωνικών εξελίξεων καθόλη τη διάρκεια της υπό εξέτασης περιόδου.

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Annual of the British School at Athens , Volume 108 , November 2013 , pp. 121 - 136
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