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Archaeology and Culture of the Ancient Near
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History of Idalion Archaeology at Idalion Pictures from Previous Digs!
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Archaeological
Field School in Cyprus 2005 Lycoming
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Gain first-hand digging experience!
Live in an island village!
This summer, Lycoming College will be sponsoring an Archaeological Field School in the Republic of Cyprus. Join us for an incredible adventure! We will be digging at the site of the ancient city of Idalion.
The island of Cyprus was an important trade center and cultural 'crossroad' in antiquity, controlled and influenced in different periods by the Mycenaean civilization, the sea-faring Phoenicians and the Philistines of the Bible, Athens of Archaic Greece, the Persians in Mesopotamia, the Roman Empire, and even Christian Byzantium! But Cyprus also influenced other cultures as well, as evidenced by the presence of Cypriot pottery all over the Mediterranean world--even in important sites like Bronze Age biblical Megiddo.
Idalion itself was the center of a thriving copper trade operating throughout the ancient Mediterranean world. It also housed the religious cult of the Great Mother and her consort, later known to the Greeks as Aphrodite and Adonis, and includes a great Adonis sanctuary that will be uncovered this summer.
You can earn college credits or come as a volunteer.
No prior experience is necessary.
Undergraduate credit can be earned through Lycoming College.