The Archaeology of Dance in Iron Age Cyprus

This dissertation investigates the largely overlooked archaeological evidence for dance in Iron Age Cyprus (ca. 1125/1100–310 B.C.E.) by establishing the first systematic study of its iconography, materiality, and contexts. Focusing on terracotta and limestone figurines—objects previously unexamined as a coherent corpus—the project analyses how dance was represented, how these portrayals developed over time, and what forms of movement they may imply.