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Idalion 2005

Kalavasos-Kokkinoyia

LARC / Souskiou-Laona

Athienou Archaeological Project

Previous fieldschools:

The Lemba Archaeological Research Centre, a section of the University of Edinburgh's Department of Archaeology, located near Paphos in western Cyprus, will offer five excavation field schools at Easter and summer 2001. They are:

19 March - 14 April, 2001
Excavations of Early Chalcolithic (c. 3800-3400 BC) KISSONERGA-MYLOUTHKIA.
The first chalcolithic settlement to be discovered with major enclosure walls/ditches, burials in the ditch fills etc.

25 June - 13 July and 18 July - 5 August, 2001
Excavations at the TOMBS OF THE KINGS, PAPHOS.
This is a Roman cemetery located in the World Heritage site of Nea Paphos, western Cyprus

20 August - 16 September, 2001
Excavations at SOUSKIOU-LAONA.
AMiddle Chalcolithic (c. 3400-2800 BC) cemetery. Investigations include mapping and rescuing information from a unique site in the hills behind the Temple of Aphrodite

Late September-October, 2001
Excavations at KISSONERGA-MYLOUTHKIA.
This school will concentrate on rescuing rich information from some of the earliest wells in the world (c. 8000 BC). The fills contain material from the first successful colonists of the island While preference will be given to those with basic excavation skills, places are open to all.

For further information and application forms: http://www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/arch/field/index.html or e-mail Paulcroft@cytanet.com.cy

and for Souskiou Laona, lcrewe@hsy1.ssc.ed.ac.uk or sspanou@hsy1.ssc.ed.ac.uk

Sorina Spanou
University of Edinburgh
Department of Archaeology
11 Infirmary Street
Old High School
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH1 1LT

 

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