Maria Hadjicosti Explained

Maria Hadjicosti (Greek: Μαρία Χατζηκωστή) (1949 -) is a Cypriot archaeologist who served as the Director of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus from 2009 until 2013, she was the first female director of the department.

She has an M.A. in Classical Archaeology and History and a PhD from Charles University.[1] Hadjicosti was Curator of Antiquities and later became the Director of the Department of Antiquities in 2009 until her retirement in 2013. She conducted systematic excavations at the Iron Age city-kingdom of Idalion since 1991,[2] [3] as well as rescue excavations of Iron Age tombs in Agioi Omologites, Mari, Mathiatis[4] and an Early Byzantine basilica at Pyla-Koutsopetria.[5] Her excavation in Idalion was opened to visitors as a restored archaeological site with a museum in 2017.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Annual of the Director of the Department of Antiquities 2009 . Department of Antiquities, Cyprus . 2013.
  2. Hadjicosti . Maria . 2004 . Idalion : New evidence for the Archaic-Classical kingdom and the Phoenician domination [résumé] ]. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes . 34 . 1 . 83 . 10.3406/cchyp.2004.1455.
  3. Web site: 2012 . Αρχαίο Ιδάλιο: Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων . 2023-07-08 . www.mcw.gov.cy.
  4. Steel . Louise . 1997 . Archaeology in Cyprus 1987-1997 . Archaeological Reports . 44 . 137–149 . 10.2307/581118 . 581118 . 140641851 . 0570-6084. subscription .
  5. Steel . Louise . 2003 . Archaeology in Cyprus 1997-2002 . Archaeological Reports . 50 . 93–111 . 10.2307/3246014 . 3246014 . 129314145 . 0570-6084. subscription .
  6. Web site: Newsroom . 2017-10-03 . ΠτΔ: Από τους πλέον εμβληματικούς χώρους το Αρχαίο Ιδάλιο . 2024-05-08 . Φιλελεύθερος Philenews . el.

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