Clearance and early diggingOttoman-era and private

Tamassos: Ohnefalsch-Richter's private excavations, 1886–1888

1886–1888 · Tamassos

Max Ohnefalsch-Richter's excavations at Tamassos, which Matthäus says began in 1886.

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Where the work took place

  • Ground above 200, 500, 1,000 m
Modern coastline (OpenStreetMap) and relief (Copernicus DEM).

The project

Directors and team

Directed by

Related

References

  1. 1.H. Matthäus, 2007, The Royal Tombs of Tamassos: Burial Gifts, Funeral Architecture and Ideology, Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 37.

Sources

  1. 1.The Royal Tombs of Tamassos: Burial Gifts, Funeral Architecture and Ideology, p. 212.
  2. 2.The Ancient Civilization of Cyprus, p. 70.