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Lindy Crewe
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, Archaeology, Department Member
- Early Bronze Age (Archaeology), Aegean Prehistory (Archaeology), Ancient Craftmanship (Archaeology), Ancient trade (Archaeology), Ancient Near East (Archaeology), Ancient Technology (Archaeology), and 51 moreArchaeoanthropology, Archaeological Education, Archaeological Fieldwork, Archaeological Ethics, Archaeological Method & Theory, Archaeological Theory, Archaeology of Identity, Archaeology of Kinship and the Family, Archaeology of Mediterranean Trade, Archaeometallurgy, Bronze Age Near East (Archaeology), Minoan Pottery (Ceramic Analysis), Clay Technology (Archaeology), Craft production (Archaeology), Cultural Heritage Management, Cultural interrelations in the eastern Mediterranean from the BA to the EIA, Cypriot Bronze Age, Digital Heritage, Digital Archaeology, Digital reconstruction (Archaeology), Cultural Transmission (Evolutionary Biology), Bronze Age Interconnections (Egyptology), Second Intermediate Period (Egyptology), Heritage Management, Heritage Studies, Illicit Antiquities Trade, Landscapes in prehistory, Pottery (Archaeology), Skeuomorphism, Textile Archaeology, Mediterranean prehistory, Memory and materiality, Minoan Archaeology, Mortuary archaeology, Mycenaean era archaeology, Cypriot Archaeology, Anatolian Archaeology, Middle Bronze Age, Prehistoric religion and r ritual a, Public Archaeology, The Past in prehistoric societies, Levantine Archaeology, Ceramics (Archaeology), Egyptian Archaeology, Archaeology, Archaeology of Beer and Cereal Fermentation, Prehistoric Archaeology, Anatolian Bronze Age Cultures, Antiquities Looting, Heritage Conservation, and Kura-Araxes Cultureedit
- CAARI's mission is to promote studies of Cypriot archaeology and related disciplines in the humanities and sciences. ... moreCAARI's mission is to promote studies of Cypriot archaeology and related disciplines in the humanities and sciences.
My research currently centres on my excavations at the Early-Middle Cypriot Bronze Age settlement of Kissonerga-Skalia near Paphos, the Chalcolithic cemetery of Souskiou-Laona, and researching regional Cypriot pottery styles and international connections.edit
The Chalcolithic period in Cyprus has been known since Porphyrios Dikaios’ excavations at Erimi in the 1930s and through the appearance in the antiquities market of illicitly acquired anthropomorphic cruciform figures, often manufactured... more
The Chalcolithic period in Cyprus has been known since Porphyrios Dikaios’ excavations at Erimi in the 1930s and through the appearance in the antiquities market of illicitly acquired anthropomorphic cruciform figures, often manufactured from picrolite, a soft blue-green stone. The excavations of the settlement and cemetery at Souskiou Laona reported on in this volume paint a very different picture of life on the island during the late 4th and early 3rd millennia BC. Burial practices at other known sites are generally single inhumations in intramural pit graves, only rarely equipped with artefacts. At Souskiou, multiple inhumations were interred in deep rock-cut tombs clustered in extra-mural cemeteries. Although the sites were also subjected to extensive looting, excavations have revealed complex multi-stage burial practices with arrangements of disarticulated and articulated burials accompanied by a rich variety of grave goods. Chief among these are a multitude of cruciform figurines and pendants. This unusual treatment of the dead, which has not been recorded elsewhere in Cyprus, shifts the focus from the individual to the communal, and provides evidence for significant changes involving kinship group links to common ancestors. Excavations at the Laona settlement have furnished evidence suggesting that it functioned as a specialised centre for the procurement and manufacture of picrolite during its early phase. The subsequent decline of picrolite production and the earliest known occurrence of new types of ornaments, such as faience beads and copper spiral pendants, attest to important changes involving the transformation of personal and social identities during the first centuries of the 3rd millennium BC, a topic that forms a central theme of this final report on the site.
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The Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) celebrates the 40th anniversary of its foundation in 2018. CAARI is the youngest of the US Overseas Research Centers (ORCs) affiliated to ASOR, and one of the more recently... more
The Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) celebrates the 40th anniversary of its foundation in 2018. CAARI is the youngest of the US Overseas Research Centers (ORCs) affiliated to ASOR, and one of the more recently established in the Near East and the Mediterranean. Over the past 40 years, CAARI has cemented its place in the cultural and heritage landscape of Cyprus: creating a space in which US students and scholars share research and build friendships with Cypriot colleagues and those from around the world. Facilitated by our location in the center of the eastern Mediterranean region, CAARI on Cyprus has become a hub in which connections are made and international dialogue is fostered. This occurs despite the difficulties caused by the continued division of the island to the people of Cyprus, and to the preservation and interpretation of the island’s heritage.
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In D. Pilides and M. Mina (eds.) Four decades of hiatus in archaeological research in Cyprus: towards restoring the balance. Proceedings of the international one-day workshop, held in Lefkosia (Nicosia) on 24 September 2016, hosted by the... more
In D. Pilides and M. Mina (eds.) Four decades of hiatus in archaeological research in Cyprus: towards restoring the balance. Proceedings of the international one-day workshop, held in Lefkosia (Nicosia) on 24 September 2016, hosted by the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus. Vienna: Verlag Holzhausen GmbH & Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 140–153.
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Archaeological understanding of the distinct material culture complex of the Philia Early Cypriot Bronze Age (c. 2500–2200 BC) has become increasingly refined over the last decades but detailed stratigraphic information to situate this... more
Archaeological understanding of the distinct material culture complex of the Philia Early Cypriot Bronze Age (c. 2500–2200 BC) has become increasingly refined over the last decades but detailed stratigraphic information to situate this phenomenon in time and space is still lacking. Discussion here explores the Philia phenomenon in relation to external influences and internal processes that may have impacted upon Cyprus and the surrounding eastern Mediterranean in the centuries around 2200 BC. Consideration is given to possible indicators of climatic stresses and the resolution of the radiometric dataset. Current excavations at the settlement of Kissonerga-Skalia in the west of the island are beginning to yield new evidence for this poorly defined phase and some examples of the architecture and material culture retrieved in recent seasons are presented here.
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My aim in this paper is to explore the significance of the first production of wheelmade pottery during the earlier part of the Late Bronze Age on Cyprus (ca. 16501320 BC), considering a combination of technological and stylistic ceramic... more
My aim in this paper is to explore the significance of the first production of wheelmade pottery during the earlier part of the Late Bronze Age on Cyprus (ca. 16501320 BC), considering a combination of technological and stylistic ceramic attributes. I examine the ...
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Laona human skeletal remains has barely commenced, but already some interesting results are emerging. One of these is the patterning in burial position shown by the intact, articulated skeletons, and the distinct patterning in the... more
Laona human skeletal remains has barely commenced, but already some interesting results are emerging. One of these is the patterning in burial position shown by the intact, articulated skeletons, and the distinct patterning in the secondary deposition of skeletal ...
Striking anthropomorphic figurines in the shape of cruciforms are the hallmark of the Cypriot Erimi Culture during the 4th millennium BC (a Campo 1994). Carvers achieved the shape by extending outstretched arms, elongating necks and... more
Striking anthropomorphic figurines in the shape of cruciforms are the hallmark of the Cypriot Erimi Culture during the 4th millennium BC (a Campo 1994). Carvers achieved the shape by extending outstretched arms, elongating necks and abbreviating and tucking the legs into ...