Vasiliki Kassianidou
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 97313 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Vasiliki Kassianidou |
| PRENOMES | Vasiliki |
| SOBRENOME | Kassianidou |
| ASSINATURA | KASSIANIDOU V |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Cyprus |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1662-5622 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 84 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 3 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1999 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
One city to rule them all? The production of copper in Enkomi, Cyprus
The sociopolitical organisation of Cyprus during the Late Bronze Age (LBA) is still an active field of scholarly debate. In the second half of the 2nd mil. BCE, the prevailing interpretations favour either a unified or a decentralised administration model on the island. Enkomi is listed as one of the most important Late Cypriot (LC) sites in both models. The rise of this urban centre can be largely attributed to the control of copper production d…
Late Roman metallurgical site patterns, the case studies of two smelting sites in Western Cyprus
Late Roman copper smelting in Polis Chrysochous, Cyprus
A contribution to the study of copper production in the Iron Age polity of Paphos in Cyprus
Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean
Seaborne movement underpins frontier research in prehistoric archaeology, including water-crossings in the context of human dispersals, and island colonisation. Yet, it also controls the degree of interaction between locations, which in turn is essential for investigating the properties of maritime networks. The onset of the Holocene (circa 12,000 years ago) is a critical period for understanding the origins of early visitors/inhabitants to the i…
X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Picrolite Raw Material on Cyprus
Picrolite artefacts comprise some of the most distinctive material remains in the prehistory of the island of Cyprus, in the Eastern Mediterranean. Picrolite exploitation dates from at least 12,000 years ago for the manufacture of personal ornaments and items with a symbolic function. It is commonly assumed that picrolite nodules were collected in secondary deposits on an ad hoc basis. This narrative, however, ignores the fact that picrolite carr…
Archaeozoology of Southwest Asia and Adjacent Areas XIII
International audience
The origins and evolution of Cypriot glazed ware productions during the thirteenth to seventeenth centuries CE
This paper challenges the conventional characterisation of glazed ware productions in the eastern Mediterranean, especially the ones which did not feature the use of opaque or tin-glazed technology, as technologically stagnant and unsusceptible to broader socio-economic developments from the late medieval period onwards. Focusing on the Cypriot example, we devise a new approach that combines scientific analyses (thin-section petrography and SEM-E…
A new approach to an old material
Reconstructing an ancient mining landscape
Extensively worked in antiquity, Skouriotissa remains the only active copper mine on the island of Cyprus. The modern, open-cast operation, however, has almost completely obliterated the earlier mining landscape. Here the authors report the results of investigations, including dating, of the ancient topography of the mine. They incorporate spatial data derived from archival sources, recent fieldwork and absolute dating into a geographical informa…
Transformative copper metallurgy in Chalcolithic Cyprus
The extraction and smelting of the rich copper ore deposits of Cyprus and the manufacture of copper objects on the island are thought to have begun during the Philia phase (c. 2400-2200 BC). Here, the authors present the results of lead isotope analysis undertaken on Late Chalcolithic (2900-2400 BC) metal objects from the site of Chlorakas-Palloures. The results facilitate a reassessment of the timing of the start of transformative copper technol…
Enkomi (Cyprus)
The beginning of glazed ware production in late medieval Cyprus
Geochemical characterisation of carnelian beads from Aceramic Neolithic Cyprus using portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (pXRF)
Copper metallurgy in Iron Age Kition
Le site de Kition du Bronze Récent est bien connu pour sa zone sacrée et pour les ateliers métallurgiques qui ont été trouvés en association avec les temples et les téménè de Kathari. Pendant la période archaïque également, un petit atelier métallurgique a été installé à côté du grand temple d’Astarté des VIe-Ve siècles av. J.-C. Des indices limités d’un artisanat métallurgique ont aussi été relevés par la mission française lors de la fouille du …
Introduction to the Narnia special volume in Jasrep “Interdisciplinary studies of ancient materials from the Mediterranean”
Facing the complexity of copper-sulphide ore smelting and assessing the role of copper in south-central Cyprus
A preliminary study of the metallurgical ceramics from Kition, Cyprus with the application of pXRF
A compositional study of Cypriot bronzes dating to the Early Iron Age using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF)
The Exploitation of the Landscape
The exploitation of Cyprus's mineral wealth, mainly the copper deposits, and other natural resources, such as the forests, formed the basis of the island's economic prosperity and development from prehistoric times until Late Antiquity. The control of the metal resources of the island would have been a primary and pressing preoccupation of the kings—indeed, the successful management of this multi-stage activity must have defined, in part, the ver…
Eastern Mediterranean Metallurgy in the Second Millennium BC
Egypt and Cyprus in Antiquity
Chemical and mineralogical examination of metallurgical ceramics from a Late Bronze Age copper smelting site in Cyprus
«And at Tamassos there are important mines of copper… »(Strabo, Geography, 14.6.5)
D'après Strabon, il y avait d'importantes mines de cuivre à Tamassos. Situé au pied du Troodos, le site de Tamassos se trouve, de fait, dans l'un des districts miniers de l'île, qui a été exploité de manière intensive durant toute l'Antiquité et à l'époque moderne. Cette région a fait l'objet d'une prospection extensive dans le cadre du Sydney Cyprus Survey Project, dirigé par A. B. Knapp. Au cours de ce programme, nous avons systématiquement enr…
Small-scale mining and smelting in ancient Cyprus
The production and trade of Cypriot copper have been the subject of numerous publications and research projects. Some have focused on the ore deposits and the slags in an effort to reconstruct the smelting technology and to estimate the scale of production in antiquity (e.g. Constantinou 1982; Koucky and Steinberg 1982). Others have tried to understand the organization of the ancient copper industry, mainly that of the Bronze Age, through the stu…
A compositional study of Cypriot bronzes dating to the Early Iron Age using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF)
Chemical and mineralogical examination of metallurgical ceramics from a Late Bronze Age copper smelting site in Cyprus
The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project
The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) began work in the north central Troodos Mountains of Cyprus in 1992. The aim of the project is to examine the relationships among the exploitation of natural resources (especially copper mining and agriculture), the development of complex social systems, and the changes taking place in the physical landscape. This interim report puts our fieldwork and interpretation into the context of contemporary regional…
Metalworking and Recycling in Late Bronze Age Cyprus – the Evidence from Kition
Excavations at the sacred precinct of the Late Bronze Age city of Kition uncovered the remains of metalworking workshops which were clearly associated with the temples. The results of the excavation as well as a number of specialist reports of the archaeometallurgical finds have already been published. Since their publication, however, archaeological research has progressed and new evidence has come to light regarding the Late Bronze Age in gener…
The beginning of glazed ware production in late medieval Cyprus
A new approach to an old material
The origins and evolution of Cypriot glazed ware productions during the thirteenth to seventeenth centuries CE
This paper challenges the conventional characterisation of glazed ware productions in the eastern Mediterranean, especially the ones which did not feature the use of opaque or tin-glazed technology, as technologically stagnant and unsusceptible to broader socio-economic developments from the late medieval period onwards. Focusing on the Cypriot example, we devise a new approach that combines scientific analyses (thin-section petrography and SEM-E…
Transformative copper metallurgy in Chalcolithic Cyprus
The extraction and smelting of the rich copper ore deposits of Cyprus and the manufacture of copper objects on the island are thought to have begun during the Philia phase (c. 2400-2200 BC). Here, the authors present the results of lead isotope analysis undertaken on Late Chalcolithic (2900-2400 BC) metal objects from the site of Chlorakas-Palloures. The results facilitate a reassessment of the timing of the start of transformative copper technol…
Geochemical characterisation of carnelian beads from Aceramic Neolithic Cyprus using portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (pXRF)
A preliminary study of the metallurgical ceramics from Kition, Cyprus with the application of pXRF
Copper Smelting in Late Bronze Age Cyprus
A letter from el Amarna sent by the King of Alashiya (Cyprus) to the pharaoh in Egypt mentions a large shipment of copper from Cyprus. The king apologizes for not sending more, blaming the pestilence god Nergal for ruining the economy. But what do we really know about Cyprus' copper industry? The authors spent three seasons finding out during their excavations at Politiko Phorades. Dating to the Late Bronze Age, the site turned out to be the earl…
One city to rule them all? The production of copper in Enkomi, Cyprus
The sociopolitical organisation of Cyprus during the Late Bronze Age (LBA) is still an active field of scholarly debate. In the second half of the 2nd mil. BCE, the prevailing interpretations favour either a unified or a decentralised administration model on the island. Enkomi is listed as one of the most important Late Cypriot (LC) sites in both models. The rise of this urban centre can be largely attributed to the control of copper production d…
A contribution to the study of copper production in the Iron Age polity of Paphos in Cyprus
Reconstructing an ancient mining landscape
Extensively worked in antiquity, Skouriotissa remains the only active copper mine on the island of Cyprus. The modern, open-cast operation, however, has almost completely obliterated the earlier mining landscape. Here the authors report the results of investigations, including dating, of the ancient topography of the mine. They incorporate spatial data derived from archival sources, recent fieldwork and absolute dating into a geographical informa…
Enkomi (Cyprus)
Introduction to the Narnia special volume in Jasrep “Interdisciplinary studies of ancient materials from the Mediterranean”
Facing the complexity of copper-sulphide ore smelting and assessing the role of copper in south-central Cyprus
Excavations at Politiko Phorades
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Metalworking and Recycling in Late Bronze Age Cyprus – the Evidence from Kition
Excavations at the sacred precinct of the Late Bronze Age city of Kition uncovered the remains of metalworking workshops which were clearly associated with the temples. The results of the excavation as well as a number of specialist reports of the archaeometallurgical finds have already been published. Since their publication, however, archaeological research has progressed and new evidence has come to light regarding the Late Bronze Age in gener…
The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project
The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) began work in the north central Troodos Mountains of Cyprus in 1992. The aim of the project is to examine the relationships among the exploitation of natural resources (especially copper mining and agriculture), the development of complex social systems, and the changes taking place in the physical landscape. This interim report puts our fieldwork and interpretation into the context of contemporary regional…
Copper Smelting in Late Bronze Age Cyprus
A letter from el Amarna sent by the King of Alashiya (Cyprus) to the pharaoh in Egypt mentions a large shipment of copper from Cyprus. The king apologizes for not sending more, blaming the pestilence god Nergal for ruining the economy. But what do we really know about Cyprus' copper industry? The authors spent three seasons finding out during their excavations at Politiko Phorades. Dating to the Late Bronze Age, the site turned out to be the earl…
Small-scale mining and smelting in ancient Cyprus
The production and trade of Cypriot copper have been the subject of numerous publications and research projects. Some have focused on the ore deposits and the slags in an effort to reconstruct the smelting technology and to estimate the scale of production in antiquity (e.g. Constantinou 1982; Koucky and Steinberg 1982). Others have tried to understand the organization of the ancient copper industry, mainly that of the Bronze Age, through the stu…
Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project, Cyprus
This report summarises the first field season of interdisciplinary field survey in the northern Troodos mountains in Cyprus. The overall objective of the project is to integrate intensive archaeological and geomorphological survey with a range of other analytical techniques, in order to understand the relationship between human activity and the environment. Particular focuses of the 2001 season included an area of Roman copper production and habi…
Excavations at Politiko Phorades
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«And at Tamassos there are important mines of copper… »(Strabo, Geography, 14.6.5)
D'après Strabon, il y avait d'importantes mines de cuivre à Tamassos. Situé au pied du Troodos, le site de Tamassos se trouve, de fait, dans l'un des districts miniers de l'île, qui a été exploité de manière intensive durant toute l'Antiquité et à l'époque moderne. Cette région a fait l'objet d'une prospection extensive dans le cadre du Sydney Cyprus Survey Project, dirigé par A. B. Knapp. Au cours de ce programme, nous avons systématiquement enr…
Chemical and mineralogical examination of metallurgical ceramics from a Late Bronze Age copper smelting site in Cyprus
Egypt and Cyprus in Antiquity
Eastern Mediterranean Metallurgy in the Second Millennium BC
The Exploitation of the Landscape
The exploitation of Cyprus's mineral wealth, mainly the copper deposits, and other natural resources, such as the forests, formed the basis of the island's economic prosperity and development from prehistoric times until Late Antiquity. The control of the metal resources of the island would have been a primary and pressing preoccupation of the kings—indeed, the successful management of this multi-stage activity must have defined, in part, the ver…
A compositional study of Cypriot bronzes dating to the Early Iron Age using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF)
Facing the complexity of copper-sulphide ore smelting and assessing the role of copper in south-central Cyprus
A preliminary study of the metallurgical ceramics from Kition, Cyprus with the application of pXRF
Copper metallurgy in Iron Age Kition
Le site de Kition du Bronze Récent est bien connu pour sa zone sacrée et pour les ateliers métallurgiques qui ont été trouvés en association avec les temples et les téménè de Kathari. Pendant la période archaïque également, un petit atelier métallurgique a été installé à côté du grand temple d’Astarté des VIe-Ve siècles av. J.-C. Des indices limités d’un artisanat métallurgique ont aussi été relevés par la mission française lors de la fouille du …
Introduction to the Narnia special volume in Jasrep “Interdisciplinary studies of ancient materials from the Mediterranean”
The beginning of glazed ware production in late medieval Cyprus
Geochemical characterisation of carnelian beads from Aceramic Neolithic Cyprus using portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (pXRF)
Enkomi (Cyprus)
Archaeozoology of Southwest Asia and Adjacent Areas XIII
International audience
The origins and evolution of Cypriot glazed ware productions during the thirteenth to seventeenth centuries CE
This paper challenges the conventional characterisation of glazed ware productions in the eastern Mediterranean, especially the ones which did not feature the use of opaque or tin-glazed technology, as technologically stagnant and unsusceptible to broader socio-economic developments from the late medieval period onwards. Focusing on the Cypriot example, we devise a new approach that combines scientific analyses (thin-section petrography and SEM-E…
A new approach to an old material
Reconstructing an ancient mining landscape
Extensively worked in antiquity, Skouriotissa remains the only active copper mine on the island of Cyprus. The modern, open-cast operation, however, has almost completely obliterated the earlier mining landscape. Here the authors report the results of investigations, including dating, of the ancient topography of the mine. They incorporate spatial data derived from archival sources, recent fieldwork and absolute dating into a geographical informa…
Transformative copper metallurgy in Chalcolithic Cyprus
The extraction and smelting of the rich copper ore deposits of Cyprus and the manufacture of copper objects on the island are thought to have begun during the Philia phase (c. 2400-2200 BC). Here, the authors present the results of lead isotope analysis undertaken on Late Chalcolithic (2900-2400 BC) metal objects from the site of Chlorakas-Palloures. The results facilitate a reassessment of the timing of the start of transformative copper technol…
Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean
Seaborne movement underpins frontier research in prehistoric archaeology, including water-crossings in the context of human dispersals, and island colonisation. Yet, it also controls the degree of interaction between locations, which in turn is essential for investigating the properties of maritime networks. The onset of the Holocene (circa 12,000 years ago) is a critical period for understanding the origins of early visitors/inhabitants to the i…
Geography (28 obras) · Archaeology (27 obras) · Metallurgy (16 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (13 obras) · Materials Science (13 obras) · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (12 obras) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (11 obras) · History (11 obras) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (11 obras) · Smelting (11 obras)