Hala Sultan Tekke Ayia Irini-Paleokastro Paleokastro by Ayia Irini) and in hoards (e.g. Hala Sultan Tekke Apliki-Karamallos), in graves (e.g. Balance weights have come to light at numerous Late Bronze Age sites on Cyprus in various contexts: in settlements (e.g. As active participants in international trade, especially in the export of copper, the merchants from Cyprus most probably adapted existing metrological systems from other areas. Because of the considerable intensification of copper production and export during the Late Cypriote period, the island greatly increased its external contacts and transformed into the important trade partner of Egypt, Levant, Anatolia and the Aegean. 748316).Īlthough the island of Cyprus seems to have remained largely isolated throughout the earlier phases of the Bronze Age, during the later 2nd millennium BCE it became a significant trade spot in the maritime networks of the East Mediterranean. This methodological approach is the base of a Post-doctoral Marie Skłodowska Curie project, entitle The Western European Acheulean Project, (ID. And, taking advantage of new technologies and combining the basic technological analysis with 3D models, we willto standardize the process of measurement and documentation of the pieces. Each tool will be analyzed as a unit and also divided in its three main morpho-potential sections: distal, medium and proximal parts. The new methodology, applied in several sites of UK and France, is based on the selection of those technological attributes which give more information about the LCT and how they have been produced. This requires a deep understanding of the underlying technology to identify the differences or similarities in processes and traditions of manufacture. This work proposes a common method of analysis of the Acheulean technology to go beyond the local perspective and gain a regional point of view in the Western side of Europe. Meanwhile, the Spanish tradition has been highly influenced by the French school, with significant methodological developments coming from the Logical Analytic System. In turn, the French traditions are mainly based on the typological view proposed by Bordes, on the complex approach of the chaine operatoire, and on the techno-functional approach proposed by Boëda. The British research has been based on the typological system of Wymer or the morphometric system of Roe for the analysis and classification of handaxes, as well as on the simple description of shaping sequences developed by Newcomer and Wenban-Smith. Although many technological approaches have been developed, there are still differences in method between the different countries in the study of the Middle Pleistocene industries in the Western side of Europe. The different criteria used to analyze and to categorize the results through the different research traditions make difficult to compare data. In addition, a relationship between metal production and weighing utensils, both canonical and uncanonical weights (potential stone weights) will be investigated. It is striking because of wide trade and social contacts with the Aegean which existed already for many centuries and became particularly intensive in the Late Bronze Age. It seems that only Egyptian and Near Eastern metrological systems were adapted, while the Aegean system was not applied. The primary aim of this paper is to review the weighing equipment (balance weights and scales), as well as metrological systems used on Cyprus in the Late the Bronze Age. Kalavassos-Ayios Dhimitrios Enkomi Pyla-Kokkinokremos). Hala sultan Tekke Apliki-Karamallos), in graves (e.g. Balance weights came to light at numerous Late Bronze Age sites on Cyprus in various contexts: in settlements (e.g. As active participants in the international trade, especially in export of copper, the merchants from Cyprus have most probably adapted existing metrological systems from other areas. Because of the considerable intensification of copper production and export during the Late Cypriote period, external contacts of the island has greatly increased and it transformed into the important trade partner of Egypt, Levant, Anatolia and the Aegean.
Cyprus became a significant trade spot in the maritime networks of the East Mediterranean during the later 2nd millennium BCE.
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