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Author: Philippa M. Steele
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 1107169674
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first book to explore the development and importance of writing in ancient Cypriot society over 1,500 years.
Author: Philippa M. Steele
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-03-28
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 1139620088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume offers a new and interdisciplinary treatment of syllabic writing in ancient Cyprus. A team of distinguished scholars tackles epigraphic, palaeographic, linguistic, archaeological, historical and terminological problems relating to the island's writing systems in the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, from the appearance of writing around the fifteenth century down to the end of the first millennium BC. The result is not intended to be a single, unified view of the scripts and their context, but rather a varied collection that demonstrates a range of interpretations of the evidence and challenges some of the longstanding or traditional views of the population of ancient Cyprus and its epigraphic habits. This is the first comprehensive account of the 'Cypro-Minoan' and 'Cypriot syllabic' scripts to appear in a single volume and forms an invaluable resource for anyone studying Cypriot epigraphy or archaeology.
Author: Philippa M. Steele
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-11-07
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 1107042860
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first comprehensive treatment of the languages and scripts of Cyprus, from the Late Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period.
Author: Philippa M. Steele
Publisher:
Published: 2014-05-14
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781139625661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInterdisciplinary treatment of syllabic writing in ancient Cyprus and an invaluable resource for anyone studying Cypriot epigraphy or archaeology.
Author: Philip J. Boyes
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2021-03-15
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1789255864
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy the 13th century BC, the Syrian city of Ugarit hosted an extremely diverse range of writing practices. As well as two main scripts – alphabetic and logographic cuneiform - the site has also produced inscriptions in a wide range of scripts and languages, including Hurrian, Sumerian, Hittite, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Luwian hieroglyphs and Cypro-Minoan. This variety in script and language is accompanied by writing practices that blend influences from Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Levantine traditions together with what seem to be distinctive local innovations. Script and Society: The Social Context of Writing Practices in Late Bronze Age Ugarit explores the social and cultural context of these complex writing traditions from the perspective of writing as a social practice. It combines archaeology, epigraphy, history and anthropology to present a highly interdisciplinary exploration of social questions relating to writing at the site, including matters of gender, ethnicity, status and other forms of identity, the relationship between writing and place, and the complex relationships between inscribed and uninscribed objects. This forms a case- study for a wider discussion of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of writing practices in the ancient world.
Author: Catherine Kearns
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2022-10-31
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1316513122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ninth to the fifth centuries BCE saw a series of significant historical transformations across Cyprus, especially in the growth of towns and in developments in the countryside. In this book, Catherine Kearns argues that changing patterns of urban and rural sedentism drove social changes as diverse communities cultivated new landscape practices. Climatic changes fostered uneven relationships between people, resources like land, copper, and wood, and increasingly important places like rural sanctuaries and cemeteries. Bringing together a range of archaeological, textual, and scientific evidence, the book examines landscapes, environmental history, and rural practices to argue for their collective instrumentality in the processes driving Iron Age political formations. It suggests how rural households managed the countryside, interacted with the remains of earlier generations, and created gathering spaces alongside the development of urban authorities. Offering new insights into landscape archaeologies, Dr Kearns contributes to current debates about society's relationships with changing environments.
Author: Harald Haarmann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2012-02-13
Total Pages: 397
ISBN-13: 3110869055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Harald Haarmann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9783110146516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Artemis Georgiou
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781842174401
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume, introduced by Edgar Peltenburg, presents the results of latest research by young scholars working on aspects of Cypriot archaeology from the Bronze Age to the Venetian period. It presents a diversity excavation, material culture, iconographic and linguistic evidence to explore the themes of ancient landscape, settlement and society; religion, cult and iconography; and Ancient Cyprus and the Mediterranean.
Author: Philip J. Boyes
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2021-03-15
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 1789255848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy the 13th century BC, the Syrian city of Ugarit hosted an extremely diverse range of writing practices. As well as two main scripts – alphabetic and logographic cuneiform - the site has also produced inscriptions in a wide range of scripts and languages, including Hurrian, Sumerian, Hittite, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Luwian hieroglyphs and Cypro-Minoan. This variety in script and language is accompanied by writing practices that blend influences from Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Levantine traditions together with what seem to be distinctive local innovations. Script and Society: The Social Context of Writing Practices in Late Bronze Age Ugarit explores the social and cultural context of these complex writing traditions from the perspective of writing as a social practice. It combines archaeology, epigraphy, history and anthropology to present a highly interdisciplinary exploration of social questions relating to writing at the site, including matters of gender, ethnicity, status and other forms of identity, the relationship between writing and place, and the complex relationships between inscribed and uninscribed objects. This forms a case- study for a wider discussion of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of writing practices in the ancient world.
