The Karkotis Valley

Alexis Boutin, Michael Given, Iain Banks, Stephen Digney, Ian Evans, Sevina Floridou, Ruth Gabrieli, Marios Hadjianastasis, Mara Horowitz, Tracy IRELAND, Sarah Janes, Vasiliki Kassianidou, A. Bernard Knapp, Carole McCartney, Charlotte Schriwer, Sheila Slavin, Neil Urwin, Joanita Vroom, Kristina Winther-Jacobsen

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Abstract

The Karkotis Valley Intensive Survey Zone has continuous artefactual evidence from six millennia, from the Chalcolithic to the Modern period (Plate 3.1; Table 3.1). Moreover, while some artefact concentrations are temporally and spatially localized, many parts of it feature pottery assemblages from multiple time periods. The primary and secondary distribution of artefacts must be interpreted in concert with three major, interrelated factors: the Karkotis River; the Morphou Bay area; and Skouriotissa mine. Not only has the river directly affected artefact distribution through incising and flooding, but these cyclical actions have also made the valley exceptionally fertile (Fig. 3.1).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLandscape and Interaction
Subtitle of host publicationThe troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project, Cyprus
EditorsMichael Given, A.B Knapp, Jay Noller, Luke Sollars, Vasiliki Kassianidou
Place of PublicationOxford and Oakville
PublisherOxbow Books
Chapter3
Pages51-151
Number of pages101
EditionFirst
ISBN (Print)9781782971887
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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