Fishing activity in Cyprus through time

An archaeologically neglected aspect in Cypriot society

Bibliographic Data

ID13095891
AuthorsMaria Michael (0000-0001-9918-6973, University of Southampton, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume49
Pages103949-103949
Publication date2023-04-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Archaeological Science Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2352-409X • E-ISSN: 2352-4103
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.103949
OpenAlexW4363651958
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

Fishing can be defined as an everyday, solitary, or team activity aimed at catching fish for food, trade, or other cultural purposes. To accomplish this activity, the fisher designs, creates, and uses fishing technology, which is comprised of different types of fishing gear/tools and methods. In this article, an examination of the archaeological evidence of fishing technology recovered from archaeological sites in ancient Cyprus in conjunction with ichthyological, iconographic, written, environmental, and ethnographic data is presented to shed light on the understanding of fishing activity in Cyprus from the Neolithic to the Early Christian period (10th millennium BC – mid 7th century CE)

Aesthetics · Archaeological evidence · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Ethnography · Fish · Fishery · Fishing · Fishing village · Geography · Period (music · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Marine Ecology and Invasive Species · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

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