The Archaeology of Fertility and Birth
A Ritual Deposit from Chalcolithic Cyprus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2992789 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diane L Bolger (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-164 |
| Publication date | 1992-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/jar.48.2.3630408 |
| OpenAlex | W2327764671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
The recent discovery of a pit containing figurines and a building model at the Chalcolithic site of Kissonerga-Mosphilia in Cyprus sheds important new light on our understanding of fertility and birthing rituals before the Bronze Age. Although figurines of similar type have been found in Cyprus and elsewhere in the Mediterranean prior to the discovery of the Kissonerga deposit, their precise functions have often remained elusive on account of their fragmentary state and unstratified find contexts. Close scrutiny of the contents and context of this deposit has yielded a wealth of information regarding the use and function of the objects it contained and enables us to make important inferences regarding their ritual use. In addition, ethnographic studies of traditional fertility and birthing ritual allow us to amplify these inferences by providing a cross-cultural framework for the interpretation of their social and cultural significance
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Context (archaeology) · Ethnography · Ethnology · Fertility · Geography · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Political science · Population · Scrutiny · Sociology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2022 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |