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BONUS EPISODE! A New Paradigm Shift? The Peopling of Cyprus with Dora Moutsiou

BONUS EPISODE! A New Paradigm Shift? The Peopling of Cyprus with Dora Moutsiou

Update: 2024-07-10
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There's a good chance that you might have heard of a recent study published in May 2024 that revises our understanding of when Cyprus was first settled. You can read more on it here: Archaeology Magazine.



...but to borrow a short excerpt from the article, "It had been argued that hunter-gatherers only traveled to inhospitable islands in the eastern Mediterranean because mainland coastal areas were flooded by rising sea levels... [but] modeling indicates that the temperature and rainfall on the island at the time would have been able to support large hunter-gatherer populations." 



I've been fortunate to speak with one of the co-authors behind the study, Dr. Dora Moutsiou from the University of Cyprus, who, with her team of colleagues, argue that mathematical modeling can show us that Cyprus was likely settled even earlier than was once previously thought: 14,000 years ago. Join me as I speak with Dora on their recent study/finds and learn more about the earliest settlers on Cyprus!* 



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*Also check out "The Cliffs of the Eagles: Prehistoric Cyprus with Alan Simmons" for some historical context.

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BONUS EPISODE! A New Paradigm Shift? The Peopling of Cyprus with Dora Moutsiou

BONUS EPISODE! A New Paradigm Shift? The Peopling of Cyprus with Dora Moutsiou

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