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Cyprus: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

Autor Luigi Palma Di Cesnola
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 feb 2015
Born in Italy, Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832–1904) settled in the United States and fought for the North in the American Civil War, becoming a cavalry colonel. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln, he then served as consul to Cyprus from 1865 to 1877. As an amateur archaeologist, he directed excavations throughout the island. In this 1877 publication, including maps and illustrations, Cesnola gives a useful sketch of Cypriot history and contemporary customs in addition to providing an important record of his archaeological practices and discoveries. He covers a number of ancient settlements where significant finds were made, notably Paphos, Amathus and Kourion. Many of the uncovered artefacts were controversially removed from Cyprus and sold to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art; Cesnola served as its first director. His brother Alessandro's Salaminia (1882), recording his own excavations and discoveries in Cyprus, is also reissued in this series.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108078610
ISBN-10: 1108078613
Pagini: 498
Ilustrații: 188 b/w illus. 2 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.8 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; Introduction; 1. Appointed American consul at Cyprus; 2. Country life; 3. Several consuls obtain firmans to excavate; 4. Athieno (Golgoi); 5. Removal of sculptures to Larnaka; 6. The Cretan revolution; 7. Paphos; 8. Paphos founded by Phoenicians; 9. Amathus; 10. Curium; 11. Curium founded by Argives; Appendices; Index.

Descriere

This 1877 work sketches Cypriot history and customs as well as describing discoveries made by a controversial Italian-American amateur archaeologist.