An Elite Tomb from Soloi: New Evidence for the Funerary Archaeology of Cyprus
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Tarih
2020
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Yayıncı
Koc Univ Suna & Inan Kirac Res Ctr Mediterranean Civilizations-Akmed
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
This article focuses on a 4th century BC tomb from the necropolis of Soloi, an important ancient city in northwestern Cyprus. The tomb, together with five others, were revealed during a rescue excavation between 2005-2006. They supply us with evidence related to the Cypro-Classical period of Soloi. The specific tomb that will be evaluated is distinguished from its contemporaries, especially by its rich inventory of gold and silver jewelry and metal vessels. The tomb is characterized by three separate burial chambers that open to a rock-cut central courtyard (prodomos). It supplies us with valuable information related to the sociocultural structure, internal and external relations of Cypro-Classical Soloi as well as funerary beliefs and customs of its elite. The article firstly gives a detailed structural and comparative analysis conducted to reveal both the spatial and architectural characteristics of the tomb. This will be followed by a superficial, yet still informative, analysis of all the burials and their rich inventories. Last but not least, the burials and their inventories will be contextualized within the setting of the 4th century BC Cypriot and Greek burial customs.
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Soloi, Late Classical period, jewelry, metal vessels, burial customs, funerary rites
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Adalya
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N/A
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
23
