Chalcolithic Cyprus

This collection of papers presents
the results of a symposium
held at the Getty Museum in February 1990. Recent archaeological excavations
provide evidence that Cyprus had a great cultural and economic importance
during the Bronze Age. The contributors discuss aspects of the Bronze Age as
they relate to Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean. Topics include the economy
of the period, its basis in the exploitation of metals and stone, Cyprus’s
international influence on trade, and religion and evidence of that
influence though interpretation of archaeological sites and artifacts.