Le sanctuaire de �l'Aphrodite Chypriote7;. pr�sent� par l'historien Tacite comme un des trois plus importants de Chypre. a �t� fouill� par l'�cole fran�aise d’Ath�nes � partir de 1976 au sommet de l'acropole de la ville d'Amathonte. Ce volume pr�sente un bilan de son histoire depuis sa fondation (VIIIe s. avant J.-C.) jusqu'au d�but de l'�poque imp�riale. La d�couverte de deux grands d�p�ts de c�ramique d'�poque archa�que a. en particulier. permis de r�aliser la premi�re �tude sur grande �chelle de vases appartenant � un contexte religieux. Malgr� le petit nombre des inscriptions. l'usage conjoint. � cette m�me �poque. du ph�nicien et de la langue locale (��t�ochypriote7;) confirme la complexit� de la civilisation d'Amathonte. L'aspect du sanctuaire est modifi� vers le IIe s. avant J.-C. par la construction de portiques doriques. mais les pratiques rituelles ne changent pas. comme le montre l'analyse des restes d'animaux sacrifi�s: depuis la fondation du sanctuaire. bœufs. moutons et ch�vres sont offerts � la d�esse. mais le sacrifice du porc est interdit.

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