Abstract

The volume presents the results from eight seasons of excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke from 2010 to 2017. This harbour town—one of the largest and most important in the Eastern Mediterranean—is situated near Larnaca on the south coast of Cyprus. Two city quarters, City Quarter 1 and City Quarter 2, dating to the end of the 13th and the first half of the 12th centuries BC were investigated, along with traces of older remains consisting of rudimentary structures and pottery from the first half of the Late Cypriot Bronze Age and possibly earlier. The material recovered confirms far-reaching contacts and trade with numerous other cultures including the Mycenaean, Minoan, Egyptian and Levantine. In addition to detailed reports on the stratigraphy, pottery and small finds, special studies deal with metal production, animal and plant remains, geophysical prospection, radiocarbon and architectural reconstructions.