Lapithos, Upper Cemetery | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Site: Lapithos, Upper Cemetery

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Site Information

Site name (primary, secondary):

Lapithos, Upper Cemetery

Country/region:

Cyprus/Kyrenia Mountains and North Coast

Alternate names & spellings:

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Coordinates (N,E):

35.3381 , 33.1743

Periods attested by vessels on the LCP:

Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Geometric I, Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III, Cypro-Archaic I

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Site Description

Approximate cemetery location (WGS 84) — 35.3381° N, 33.1743° E. The pin represents the Upper Geometric tomb cluster northeast of the former boys’ school on the Kastros plateau. It was estimated from Diakou’s plans (2013, pp. 780–781, figs. 4.3.8 and 4.3.10) using the Ayia Anastasia church as a geographic control. Allow roughly 75 m of uncertainty.

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Related Images

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Vessels 769

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Lapithos 69-35-1264

Jug/pitcher

Lapithos, Upper Cemetery

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Lapithos 69-35-1260A

Jug, trefoil

Lapithos, Upper Cemetery

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Lapithos 69-35-1236

Amphora

Lapithos, Upper Cemetery

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Lapithos 69-35-1441

Bowl, deep

Lapithos, Upper Cemetery

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Cypro-Geometric

Break Photos 2

Lapithos 69-35-1424

Bowl

Lapithos, Upper Cemetery

1050-900 BCE

Cypro-Geometric I, Cypro-Geometric II

Lapithos 69-35-1395

Bowl

Lapithos, Upper Cemetery

1050-900 BCE

Cypro-Geometric I, Cypro-Geometric II

Petrographic Samples 0

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Site/Project URLs and Database Links

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Associated Wares/Ware Families/Style

Ware name:

Date:

Period:

Cypriot Black Slip

1750 BCE - 1450 BCE

Middle Cypriot III, Late Cypriot I

Cypriot Black Slip Painted (Iron Age)

c. 1050 to c. 900 BCE

Cypriot Iron Age Bichrome ware

ca. 1050 BCE - 300 BCE