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Carole McCartney (1965 – 13 March 2021) was a Pittsburgh-born Cypriot archeologist.[1]
Carole McCartney | |
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| Born | 1965 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 13 March 2021 (aged 55–56) |
| Nationality | Cypriot |
| Occupation | archeologist |
Education
editShe studied archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, finishing her masters (1989) and her PhD (1996) with her doctoral thesis titled, The Analysis of Variability in Simple Core Technologies: Case Studies of Chipped Stone Technology in Post-PPN Assemblages from the Levant.[1][2][3]
Career
editShe took part in excavations in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean for more than 30 years. As she was a worldwide leading expert on the study of lithics, she made important finds and identifications from sites in the eastern Mediterranean region. She published numerous academic papers about them.[2]
Personal life
editMcCartney first traveled to Cyprus in 1987, and later acquired Cypriot citizenship.[2] McCartney married Pambos Michael, with whom she raised two children.[3] She lived with her family in Kissonerga, Cyprus.[2]
Selected works
editMcCartney published more than 25 singled-authored papers, and 25 more in joint efforts with other authors.[2]
- Peltenburg, E., Colledge, S., Croft, P., Jackson, A., McCartney, C., & Murray, M. A. (2000). Agro-pastoralist colonization of Cyprus in the 10th millennium BP: initial assessments. Antiquity, 74(286), 844–853.
- McCartney, C., Manning, S. W., Rosendahl, S., & Stewart, S. T. (2008). Elaborating Early Neolithic Cyprus (EENC): preliminary report on the 2007 field season: excavations and regional field survey at Agia Varvara-Asprokremnos. Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 2008, 67–86.
- McCartney, C. (1998). Preliminary Report on the Chipped Stone Assemblage from the Aceramic Neolithic Site of Ayia Varvara Asprokremnos, Cyprus. Levant, 30(1), 85–90.
- Webb, J. M., Frankel, D., Croft, P., & McCartney, C. (2009). Excavations at Politiko Kokkinorotsos. A Chalcolithic hunting station in Cyprus. In Proceedings of the Prehistoric society (Vol. 75, pp. 189–237). Cambridge University Press.
- Manning, S. W., McCartney, C., Kromer, B., & Stewart, S. T. (2010). The earlier Neolithic in Cyprus: recognition and dating of a Pre-Pottery Neolithic A occupation. Antiquity, 84(325), 693–706.
- McCartney, C., Manning, S. W., Sewell, D., & Stewart, S. T. (2010). Reconsidering early Holocene Cyprus within the eastern Mediterranean landscape. Landscapes in transition, 133–146.
References
edit- ^ a b c Bolger, Diane; Clarke, Joanne (2021-04-22). "Carole McCartney 1965–2021". Levant. 52 (3): 299–300. doi:10.1080/00758914.2021.1909869. ISSN 0075-8914.
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary for the loss of Carole McCartney". www.pio.gov.cy.
- ^ a b "ARU pays tribute to archaeologist Dr Carole McCartney". Cyprus Mail. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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