An Elite Tomb from Soloi: New Evidence for the Funerary Archaeology of Cyprus

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An Elite Tomb from Soloi: New Evidence for the Funerary Archaeology of Cyprus

An Elite Tomb from Soloi: New Evidence for the Funerary Archaeology of Cyprus

Pages : 205-237

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Publication Date : 2020-11-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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.
Keywords : Soloi, Late Classical period, jewelry, metal vessels, burial customs, funenary rites

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