| 词条 | Yeronisos |
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| name = Yeronisos | native_name = Γερόνησος | native_name_link = Greek language | image_name = Yeronisos 172.jpg | image_caption = Yeronisos Island, seen from the coast of Cyprus | image_alt = Shadowy photograph of Yeronisos Island | area_m2 = 26000 | location = Cyprus | coordinates = {{coord|4|53|58.6|N|32|18|42.1|E|region:ID|display=inline}} | archipelago = Cyprus | country = Cyprus | population = 0 }} Yeronisos ({{lang-el|Γερόνησος}}; {{lang-en|Holy Island}}) is a small island lying of the west coast of Cyprus, some 18 kilometres north of Paphos. Uninhabited since the 15th century, recent excavations have revealed it once held a sanctuary dedicated to Apollo in the late Hellenistic period. DescriptionThe island which lies 280 metres from the shore of western Cyprus has been uninhabited since the 14th or 15th century.[1] It has an area of 26000 square metres and rises 21.65 metres from sea level.[2] Geologically the island consists of a hard calcarenite crust of Pleistocene marine terraces overlying a soft marl core.[2] The toponym "Holy Island" is an ancient one. Pliny speaks of an island called "Hiera," near Paphos, and Strabo mentions a place called "Hierocepis" nearby Paphos and Akamas.[1] It is likely that the name refers to the Apollo sanctuary that stood there in the 1st century BC.[1] ExcavationsThe island was first excavated in 1982 by Sophocles Hadjisavvas following a proposal to build a hotel on the island.[2] He quickly established the presence of Hellenistic remains on the island, which halted all further attempts to build on the island.[2] In 1989, Joan Breton Connelly from New York University heard about the work and impressed by the range of the material joined the excavations which have continued since then.[1] The excavations have established three periods of occupation on Yeronisos. Early Chalcolithic (3800 BC), late Hellenistic (80-30 BC), and Byzantine (6th-7th century and 13th century). The most intense of this activity is the late Hellenistic period at a time when Cleopatra ruled Cyprus.[2] Artefacts include coins, pottery, glass, and inscriptions.[3] Limestone amulets, identical to those used in Cypriot sanctuaries of Apollo, point to ritual activity and the worship of Apollo.[1] The island was apparently abandoned following a devastating earthquake in 1st century BC/AD.[3] Low-level activity on the island begins again in the 6th century AD. when a reservoir and animal shelters were built.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite news|url=http://www.greeknewsonline.com/yeronisos-the-holy-island-off-cyprus/|title=Yeronisos: The “Holy Island” off Cyprus|publisher=Greek News|date=10 October 2010}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite book|title=The Protection of Archaeological Heritage in Times of Economic Crisis|first=Elena|last=Korka|year=2015|pages=114-116|publisher=Cambridge|isbn=1443874116}} 3. ^1 2 {{Cite web|title=Yeronisos Island Expedition|url=https://www.nyu.edu/projects/yeronisos/home2.html|publisher=New York University|access-date=12 March 2017}} External links
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