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Examining a wide range of material evidence (pottery, metalwork, ivory, architecture, coroplastic art), we revisit notions (the &ldquo;colonization narrative&rdquo;) of a major migration of Aegean peoples to Cyprus during that time. We argue that the material culture of 12th&ndash;11th-century B.C.E. Cyprus reflects an amalgamation of Cypriot, Aegean, and even Levantine trends and, along with new mortuary traditions, may be seen as representative of a new elite identity emerging on Cyprus at this time. Neither colonists nor conquerors, these newcomers to Cyprus&mdash;alongside indigenous Cypriots&mdash;established new social identities as a result of cultural encounters and mixings here defined as aspects of hybridization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ancient cultural encounters in the Mediterranean were conditioned by everything from barter and exchange through migration and military engagement to colonization and conquest. 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