Sophocles Hadjisavvas

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.[1]

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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.[1] In 1997 he succeeded Demos Christou in the position of the director of the Department, serving in that capacity until 2004.[1][2] In his early years in the Deparment, he conducted survey work around Cyprus, especially in the districts of Famagusta and Kyrenia.[3][4]

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.[5] Additionally, he conducted extensive excavations in the necropolis of Kition, between 1979 and 1984.[6] Furthermore he conducted excavations at Paphos, starting in 1977 at the Tombs of the Kings,[7] and later at Nicosia,[1] and Ayia Napa.[8]

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.[1] He represented Cypriot archaeology in various international conferences, including at the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America.[9][10]

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

  1. ^ a b c d e Polignosi. "Χατζησάββας Σοφοκλής". www.polignosi.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  2. ^ Herscher, Ellen (1998-04-01). "Archaeology in Cyprus". American Journal of Archaeology. 102 (2): 309–354. doi:10.2307/506471. ISSN 0002-9114. JSTOR 506471.
  3. ^ 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. JSTOR 40960371.
  4. ^ 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. JSTOR 40960370.
  5. ^ Herscher, Ellen (1995-04-01). "Archaeology in Cyprus". American Journal of Archaeology. 99 (2): 257–294. doi:10.2307/506341. ISSN 0002-9114. JSTOR 506341.
  6. ^ Kourou, Nota (2015). "Review of The Phoenician Period Necropolis of Kition, I". Revue Archéologique (1): 176–178. ISSN 0035-0737. JSTOR 24751512.
  7. ^ Nicolaou, K. (1980). "Archaeology in Cyprus 1976-80". Archaeological Reports. 27: 49–72. doi:10.2307/581076. JSTOR 581076.
  8. ^ Caraher, William; Moore, R. Scott; Pettegrew, David (2008). "Surveying Late Antique Cyprus". Near Eastern Archaeology. 71 (1/2): 82–89. ISSN 1094-2076. JSTOR 20361351.
  9. ^ "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. JSTOR 507273.
  10. ^ "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. JSTOR 506639.