Archaeologist

J. M. Adovasio

fl. 1972–1978

Archaeologist, active 1972–1978. Excavated at Khrysokhou drainage (western Cyprus, south of Polis). Wrote with G. F. Fry and J. D. Gunn.

Life and work

  1. 1972–1973
    Survey of the Khrysokhou drainage by J. M. Adovasio et al.; 38 prehistoric sites and several chert sources documented. Reported as Adovasio, Fry, Gunn and Maslowski 1975.

    Khrysokhou valley, western CyprusChilds et al. 2012Toumazou et al. 2011Adovasio et al. 1975

  2. 1975
    Published, with G. F. Fry, J. D. Gunn and R. F. Maslowski, 'Prehistoric and Historic Settlement Patterns in Western Cyprus (with a Discussion of Cypriot Neolithic Stone Tool Technology)', World Archaeology 6(3): 339-64. Counts places it as one of the first systematic surveys on Cyprus, beside Symeonoglou (1972).

    Adovasio et al. 1975Toumazou et al. 2011

Connections

3 people
G. F. FryJ. D. GunnR. F. MaslowskiJ. M. Adovasio
Scholarship

Scholarship

On Ancient Cyprus

1 page

Sources

  1. 1.J. M. Adovasio, G. F. Fry, J. D. Gunn, R. F. Maslowski (1975). “Prehistoric and Historic Settlement Patterns in Western Cyprus (with a Discussion of Cypriot Neolithic Stone Tool Technology)”. World Archaeology 6, 339-364.
  2. 2.W. A. P. Childs (ed.), J. S. Smith (ed.), J. M. Padgett (ed.) (2012). City of Gold: The Archaeology of Polis Chrysochous, Cyprus. Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum.
  3. 3.M. K. Toumazou (ed.), P. N. Kardulias (ed.), D. B. Counts (ed.) (2011). Crossroads and Boundaries: The Archaeology of Past and Present in the Malloura Valley, Cyprus.