There are countless references to Cyprus in Venice: in palaces, primarily that of Queen Caterina Corner, in the church of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, where the skin of Mark Antonius Bragadin (the staunch defender of Famagusta) is guarded, in the spices, and especially in the wine of Cyprus (Commandaria), that is today still recalled in Venetian sayings. The Venetian past, too, has many references in Cyprus where evidence is focused on the fortresses and fortifications of Nicosia, Famagusta and Kerynia and in the lions that adorn them as well as in traditional dishes and language.

The papers presented here have been selected from 30 given at the 10th Annual Meeting of young researchers in Cypriot archaeology (POCA 10), held in Venice where it celebrated two important events: the 500th anniversary of the death of Caterina Cornaro (1454–1510) and the twinning of the cities of Venice and Larnaca. Papers cover a wide range of subjects reflecting the many centuries of trade in products (especially textiles) and the cultural exchange in ideas, religious practices and people between the island and City at various times from prehistory to the Ottoman period. Archaeological and historical data are brought together to showcase recent research.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Production, Trade and Identity
  • Precious cloths & prestige technologies: textile production from Pyrgos-Mavrorachi
  • Inspiration, integration, trade connections: Some evidence for Cypriot jewellery in Dark Age Greece
  • Ship graffiti in context: A preliminary study of Cypriot patterns
• Artifacts and Decorations
  • Investigating the bone artifacts from Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus
  • Between Near Eastern and Minoan/Mycenaean traditions The representation of the palm tree in Late Bronze Age Cyprus
• Landscape and Urban Organization
  • Tracing Hellenistic Salamis
  • Working with water: Procurement, consumption and water-based working activities at Middle Bronze Age Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou (2009–2011 seasons)
  • Urbanization and urban identity in Nicosia (13th–16th centuries)
• Cypriot Society
  • Towards a history of the histories of Cyprus
  • Some remarks on the beginning of the cult of Apollo in Cyprus
  • Human bondage. The ultimate changes in the social status of parici in Venetian Cyprus (1560–1571)
  • The Venetian fabrics, their trade and use in Ottoman Cyprus: the list of fabrics