Ayios Iakovos-Dhima, Ideological Stake-Claiming, and Social Reproduction in Northeast Cyprus in the Late Bronze Age
This article reexamines the Late Bronze Age activity at Ayios Iakovos-Dhima in the northeast of Cyprus to better understand the nature of the activity at the site. A detailed spatial and biographical examination of the finds draws on a recent analysis of the unpublished sherds suggesting a more comp...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2025, Volume: 88, Issue: 1, Pages: 36-46 |
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| Summary: | This article reexamines the Late Bronze Age activity at Ayios Iakovos-Dhima in the northeast of Cyprus to better understand the nature of the activity at the site. A detailed spatial and biographical examination of the finds draws on a recent analysis of the unpublished sherds suggesting a more complex stratigraphy and dating than previously thought. This is combined with an examination of the site’s location, phases of use, and local and regional context to explore Dhima’s place in the ritual landscape of northeast Cyprus. The surviving MC III/LC IA evidence suggests Dhima was used as a means of ideological stake-claiming during a period of upheaval, while the importance of the site appears to have influenced its later use for similar purposes. The LC IB/IIA activity at the site appears to have been centered around performative rituals of commensality and libations as a means of ideological stake-claiming and social reproduction. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/734599 |
