Tag: MSU Denver
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Cypriot Oddities
In Cyprus, door knobs mean nothing. I have yet to use a door knob for the entry of a domicile that had a mechanical function. It is just something to pull or push the door with. All doors with the purpose of securing a room are operated with a key, and the key is what…
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My Greek Tragedy in Larnaca
The very first full day of excavation work was hot, sweaty, and tiring. I was up for the challenge well before I arrived, but on that first day, as the hours under the sun trickled on, the others and myself noticed how sluggish and seemly unwell I was. It only kept getting worse as the…
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Zeno
The very first group trip we took was a very short one around Larnaca, anchored around Finikoudes Beach. There we saw a Venetian castle later held by the Ottomans, the Church of St. Lazarus, the Jami Kebir Mosque, the statue of Cimo… but the very first site seen was the statue of Zeno. Zeno was…
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Funerary Carriage
At the site we store our discovered material culture at (mainly pottery), they have a treasure trove of empty stone tombs stacked under awning and lean-tos. There was one unique item that did catch my eye, and it was an old wooden carriage. It had seen better days, but the decay of the wheel spokes…
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Neolithic Settlement: Choirokoitia
In between Larnaca and Limassol lies a Neolithic site of the earliest known culture on Cyprus. It lies a good distance away from the shoreline and is mostly enclosed by surrounding hills that a river wraps around through. These people were agriculturalists of cereal crops, gatherers of local fruits and nuts, but also subsisted through…
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Introduction – Adam
Hello everyone. This is Adam Ellis. I am a junior at MSU Denver studying archaeology with a minor focus in religious studies and geographic information systems. This adventure to Cyprus for the dig at Vigla will be my first foray into an archaeology field school and I was super excited to have the chance to…
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The Cypriot Petros
In the earliest days of arriving in Larnaca, before most of the other students had yet to arrive, I encountered a man standing in front of his business in the warm early evening. The Bowler’s Pub is located just across from the Jami Kebir Mosque, a block off the south end of the Finikoudes beach.…
Vigla Archaeological Project 