Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean
Seaborne movement underpins frontier research in prehistoric archaeology, including water-crossings in the context of human dispersals, and island colonisation. Yet, it also controls the degree of interaction between locations, which in turn is essential for investigating the properties of maritime...
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| author | Phaedon Kyriakidis Theodora Moutsiou Andreas Nikolaidis Christian Reepmeyer Georgios Leventis Stella Demesticha Evangelos Akylas Vasiliki Kassianidou Constantine Michailides Zomenia Zomeni Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer Yizhaq Makovsky Carole McCartney |
| author_facet | Phaedon Kyriakidis Theodora Moutsiou Andreas Nikolaidis Christian Reepmeyer Georgios Leventis Stella Demesticha Evangelos Akylas Vasiliki Kassianidou Constantine Michailides Zomenia Zomeni Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer Yizhaq Makovsky Carole McCartney |
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| description | Seaborne movement underpins frontier research in prehistoric archaeology, including water-crossings in the context of human dispersals, and island colonisation. Yet, it also controls the degree of interaction between locations, which in turn is essential for investigating the properties of maritime networks. The onset of the Holocene (circa 12,000 years ago) is a critical period for understanding the origins of early visitors/inhabitants to the island of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean in connection with the spread of Neolithic cultures in the region. The research undertaken in this work exemplifies the synergies between archaeology, physical sciences and geomatics, towards providing novel insights on the feasibility of drift-induced seaborne movement and the corresponding trip duration between Cyprus and coastal regions on the surrounding mainland. The overarching objective is to support archaeological inquiry regarding the possible origins of these visitors/inhabitants—Anatolia and/or the Levant being two suggested origins. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f52c2df836604cfda24917b47b97e2e12023-11-24T15:13:22ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082022-10-01543081309910.3390/heritage5040160Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern MediterraneanPhaedon Kyriakidis0Theodora Moutsiou1Andreas Nikolaidis2Christian Reepmeyer3Georgios Leventis4Stella Demesticha5Evangelos Akylas6Vasiliki Kassianidou7Constantine Michailides8Zomenia Zomeni9Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer10Yizhaq Makovsky11Carole McCartney12Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of Technology, 2-8 Saripolou Str., Achilleos I Bldg., Limassol 3036, CyprusArchaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia 1678, CyprusDepartment of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of Technology, 2-8 Saripolou Str., Achilleos I Bldg., Limassol 3036, CyprusKommission für Archäologie Außereuropäischer Kulturen, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, 53173 Bonn, GermanyDepartment of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of Technology, 2-8 Saripolou Str., Achilleos I Bldg., Limassol 3036, CyprusArchaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia 1678, CyprusDepartment of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of Technology, 2-8 Saripolou Str., Achilleos I Bldg., Limassol 3036, CyprusArchaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia 1678, CyprusDepartment of Civil Engineering, International Hellenic University, 62124 Serres, GreeceCyprus Geological Survey Department, P.O. Box 2453, Nicosia 1301, CyprusThe Steinhartdt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, 12 Klausner Street, Tel Aviv 6997801, IsraelDr. Moses Strauss Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa, Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel 199, Haifa 3498838, IsraelArchaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia 1678, CyprusSeaborne movement underpins frontier research in prehistoric archaeology, including water-crossings in the context of human dispersals, and island colonisation. Yet, it also controls the degree of interaction between locations, which in turn is essential for investigating the properties of maritime networks. The onset of the Holocene (circa 12,000 years ago) is a critical period for understanding the origins of early visitors/inhabitants to the island of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean in connection with the spread of Neolithic cultures in the region. The research undertaken in this work exemplifies the synergies between archaeology, physical sciences and geomatics, towards providing novel insights on the feasibility of drift-induced seaborne movement and the corresponding trip duration between Cyprus and coastal regions on the surrounding mainland. The overarching objective is to support archaeological inquiry regarding the possible origins of these visitors/inhabitants—Anatolia and/or the Levant being two suggested origins.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/5/4/160early Holocenemaritime mobilitynon-directed seaborne movement |
| spellingShingle | Phaedon Kyriakidis Theodora Moutsiou Andreas Nikolaidis Christian Reepmeyer Georgios Leventis Stella Demesticha Evangelos Akylas Vasiliki Kassianidou Constantine Michailides Zomenia Zomeni Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer Yizhaq Makovsky Carole McCartney Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean Heritage early Holocene maritime mobility non-directed seaborne movement |
| title | Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean |
| title_full | Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean |
| title_fullStr | Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean |
| title_short | Virtual Sea-Drifting Experiments between the Island of Cyprus and the Surrounding Mainland in the Early Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean |
| title_sort | virtual sea drifting experiments between the island of cyprus and the surrounding mainland in the early prehistoric eastern mediterranean |
| topic | early Holocene maritime mobility non-directed seaborne movement |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/5/4/160 |
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