KAMBE’s research goals are shaped by the evolving needs of specific projects and the communities involved, yet certain overarching objectives remain constant. These include the acquisition of comprehensive urban plans for Kalavasos Ayios Dhimitrios and Maroni, which will enrich our understanding of Late Bronze Age architecture and social organization. The following outlines these goals in more detail.
- To obtain relatively complete urban plans of Kalavasos Ayios Dhimitrios and Maroni. This would significantly expand the dataset of Late Bronze Age architecture and, by applying analytical methods such as access and visibility analyses, provide unprecedented insight into how the new urban environments organized social interactions that supported or changed social structures. The development and testing of methods for analyzing ancient built environments that would be applicable to data from any period or region is also a major objective.
- Develop a GIS-based database that will combine environmental and archaeological data obtained from our work with those from earlier excavations and surveys at both sites. This will create a powerful research tool for the study of Late Bronze Age social dynamics as well as powerful cultural resource management tool that can assist in land-use decisions in an area under threat from various forms of development.
- Develop collaborative student training opportunities in the use of archaeological technologies through field school sessions.
- Make data available to interested parties through this website, as well as open-access publications as much as possible.