Prenet

arly prehistoric Cyprus, and
2) the determination of cognitive/behavioural elements behind our ancestors’ choices of specific raw materials, through the study of raw material selectivity. Misconceptions abound with regards to the eastern part of the Mediterranean and especially the island of Cyprus with current notions seeing the area as a barrier to early human presence. However, given its geographical location, its complex ecology and habitats this lack of human presence in Cyprus seems to be research–related rather than factual. The “PRENET” project aims at firmly putting such theories to rest by establishing the scales of raw material movement and communication networks in the Eastern Mediterranean.