Apliki

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Apliki ( Greek Απλίκι ) is a copper mining region on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus that has existed since the late 14th century BC. Was used. The mining took place mainly in the 13th century.

Apliki caramellos

Finds of slag and bellows nozzles made of clay in Apliki Karamallos ( Late Cypriot IIC - IIIA) prove the smelting on site, but no furnaces were found. The settlement of Apliki Karamallos, built on rock terraces, is unfortunately only known from emergency excavations in the years 1938–1939 and has since been destroyed by mining. Four houses were excavated. The sprawling house A had large granaries and produced relatively rich finds, including an ivory cylinder, a cylinder seal made of steatite and a gold earring. Keswami wants to assign the house to a guard.

Copper exports

With the analysis of lead isotopes a number of could oxhide ingot copper occurrences are assigned by Apliki, including finds from:

literature

  • Noël Gale - Zofia A. Stos-Gale: The role of the Apliki mine region in the post c. 1400 BC copper production and trade networks in Cyprus and in the wider Mediterranean. In: Vasiliki Kassianidou, George Papasavvas (Ed.): Eastern Mediterranean Metallurgy ans Metal Work in the Second Millenium BC. A conference in honor of James D. Muhly. Nicosia, 10th-11th October 2009. Oxbow Books, 2012, W. 70-82.
  • Bernhard Knapp: The Archeology of Community on Bronze Age Cyprus: Politiko Phorades in Context. In: American Journal of Archeology . Vol. 107, 2003, p. 574.
  • James D. Muhly: The Organization of the Copper Industry in Late Bronze Age Cyprus. In: Edgar Peltenburg (Ed.): Early Society in Cyprus. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1989, p. 307.
  • James D. Muhly: The Development of Copper Metallurgy in Late Bronze Age Cyprus. In: Noel H. Gale (Ed.): Bronze Age Trade in the Mediterranean. Paul Åström Förlag, Jonsered 1991, p. 183.
  • Joan du Plat Taylor : A Late Bronze Age Settlement at Apliki, Cyprus. In: The Antiquaries Journal. Vol. 32, 1952, pp. 133-167.
  • Rodney Tylecote: From Pot Bellows to Tuyeres. In: Levant. Vol. 13, 1981, pp. 111, 116.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PS Keswani, Bernhard Knapp: Bronze Age Boundaries and social exchange in North-West Cyprus. In: Oxford Journal of Archeology . Vol. 22/3, 2003, p. 215.
  2. ↑ N. Gale, Z. Stos-Gale: Copper oxhide ingots and the Aegean Metals Trade. New Perspectives. In: PP Betancourt, Vassos Karageorghis , R. Laffineur, W.-D. Niemeier (Ed.): Meletemata: Studies in Aegean Archeology presented to Malcolm H. Wiener as he enters his 65th Year. Kliemo, Eupen 1999, p. 272.