Views From Phlamoudhi, Cyprus

This memoir describes the archaeological expeditions led by Columbia University from 1970-1973 and the analysis and exhibitions that were the result. The chapters discuss Bronze Age red-slipped ceramics, Roman moldmade lamps, evidence from the seed finds, and the layout and use of the settlement from the Bronze and Iron Ages through the Middle Ages. The volume is oversized (8.5x11.25") and well illustrated with b&w plates of photos and drawings. It is distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Joanna S. Smith specializes in the art and archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East in the Bronze and Iron Ages. Her research interests address how archaeological sources of information illuminate the ways in which artistic ideas were communicated among people, across time, and among culture areas. Smith's archaeological fieldwork centers on the island of Cyprus, but she has also worked on archaeological projects in England, France, Israel, Jordan, and Turkey. Currently, Smith is coordinating the publication of the Department of Art and Archaeologys excavations at Polis Chrysochous.