Maria Hadjicosti (Greek: Μαρία Χατζηκωστή; born 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]
Publications
edit- Hadjicosti, M. (1995). Excavations at Idalion (1991-1995). Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes, 24, 25–28.
- Hadjicosti, M. (1997). The Kingdom of Idalion in the Light of New Evidence. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 308, 49–63.
- Hadjicosti, M. (2004). Idalion: New evidence for the Archaic-Classical kingdom and the Phoenician domination. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes, 34, 83.
References
edit- ^ Annual of the Director of the Department of Antiquities 2009. Department of Antiquities, Cyprus. 2013.
- ^ 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. doi:10.3406/cchyp.2004.1455.
- ^ "Αρχαίο Ιδάλιο: Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων" [Ancient Idalio: Department of Antiquities]. www.mcw.gov.cy (in Greek). 2012. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ Steel, Louise (1997). "Archaeology in Cyprus 1987-1997". Archaeological Reports (44): 137–149. doi:10.2307/581118. ISSN 0570-6084. JSTOR 581118. S2CID 140641851.
- ^ Steel, Louise (2003). "Archaeology in Cyprus 1997-2002". Archaeological Reports (50): 93–111. doi:10.2307/3246014. ISSN 0570-6084. JSTOR 3246014. S2CID 129314145.
- ^ "ΠτΔ: Από τους πλέον εμβληματικούς χώρους το Αρχαίο Ιδάλιο" [PtD: Ancient Idalio is one of the most emblematic sites]. Philenews (in Greek). 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2024-05-08.