Sophocles Hadjisavvas (Greek: Σοφοκλής Χατζησάββας) (b. 1944) is a Cypriot archaeologist and director of the Department of Antiquities between.
Early life and education
He was born in 1944 in Kakopetria and graduated from Pancyprian Gymnasium. Between 1965-1970 he studied archaeology and history at Sofia University.
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In 1973 he began working for the Department of Antiquities, from 1990 to 1997 he held the position of Curator of Monuments. In 1997 he succeeded Demos Christou in the position of the director of the Department, serving in that capacity until 2004. In his early years in the Deparment, he conducted survey work around Cyprus, especially in the districts of Famagusta and Kyrenia.
Hadjisavvas has conducted various excavations throughout the island, the most notable being the excavation of a Late Bronze Age, administrative complex, settlement and cemetery in the area of Alassa. Additionally, he conducted extensive excavations in the necropolis of Kition, between 1979 and 1984. Furthermore he conducted excavations at Paphos, starting in 1977 at the Tombs of the Kings, and later at Nicosia, and Ayia Napa.
He is notable for his extensive research on olive oil and wine presses discovered in Cyprus that date from the Bronze Age to the Late Roman period. He represented Cypriot archaeology in various international conferences, including at the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Publications
- Χατζησάββας, Σ. (1991). Καταβολές - Η Αρχαιολογική Επισκόπηση 20 κατεχομένων σήμερα χωριών της Επαρχίας Αμμοχώστου.
- Hadjisavvas, S. (1992). Olive Oil Processing in Cyprus, from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Period.
- Χατζησάββας, Σ. (1994). Σαλαμίνα: Πόλη και Νεκρόπολις.
- Hadjisavvas, S. (1997).Agia Napa. Excavations at Makronisos and the archaeolοgy of the region.
- Hadjisavvas, S. (2002). The contribution of the Late Cypriote economy to the emergence of kingship in Cyprus. Cahiers Du Centre d’Études Chypriotes, 53–58.
- Hadjisavvas, S. (2007). The Phoenician penetration in Cyprus as documented in the necropolis of Kition. Cahiers Du Centre d’Études Chypriotes, 185–195.
- Χατζησάββας, Σ. (2008). Η ελιά και το λάδι στον αρχαίο ελληνικό κόσμο.
- Hadjisavvas, S. (2012). The Phoenician Period Necropolis of Kition I. Nicosia: Department of Antiquities, Cyprus.
- Hadjisavvas, S. (2015). Perishing Heritage: The Case of the Occupied Part of Cyprus. Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, 3(2), 128–140.
- Hadjisavvas, S. (2017). Alassa: Excavations at the Late Bronze Age Sites of Pano Mantilaris and Paliotaverna 1984-2000. Nicosia: Department of Antiquities.
References
- ^ Polignosi. "Χατζησάββας Σοφοκλής". www.polignosi.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- Herscher, Ellen (1998-04-01). "Archaeology in Cyprus". American Journal of Archaeology. 102 (2): 309–354. doi:10.2307/506471. ISSN 0002-9114.
- Hadjisavvas, Sophocles (2004). "Surveying after Catling: the work of the Department of Antiquities Survey Branch since 1960". British School at Athens Studies. 11: 37–41. ISSN 2159-4996.
- Cherry, John F. (2004). "Cyprus, the Mediterranean, and survey: current issues and future trends". British School at Athens Studies. 11: 23–35. ISSN 2159-4996.
- Herscher, Ellen (1995-04-01). "Archaeology in Cyprus". American Journal of Archaeology. 99 (2): 257–294. doi:10.2307/506341. ISSN 0002-9114.
- Kourou, Nota (2015). "Review of The Phoenician Period Necropolis of Kition, I". Revue Archéologique (1): 176–178. ISSN 0035-0737.
- Nicolaou, K. (1980). "Archaeology in Cyprus 1976-80". Archaeological Reports (27): 49. doi:10.2307/581076.
- Caraher, William; Moore, R. Scott; Pettegrew, David (2008). "Surveying Late Antique Cyprus". Near Eastern Archaeology. 71 (1/2): 82–89. ISSN 1094-2076.
- "The 102nd Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America". American Journal of Archaeology. 105 (2): 245–311. 2001-04-01. doi:10.2307/507273. ISSN 0002-9114.
- "The 95th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America". American Journal of Archaeology. 98 (2): 279–343. 1994-04-01. doi:10.2307/506639. ISSN 0002-9114.
External links
- Documentary on the Tombs of the Kings, produced in 1991 by CyBC.
- Lecture titled Alassa: 17 years later, given at the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus.