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Of goats, monuments and men: George Jeffery and the early management of Waqf-owned medieval monuments in British Cyprus (2024)
Book Chapter
Basri, P. (in press). Of goats, monuments and men: George Jeffery and the early management of Waqf-owned medieval monuments in British Cyprus. In L. Crewe, A. Reeve, & T. Kiely (Eds.), Empire and excavation. Critical perspectives on archaeology in British-period Cyprus, 1878–1960 (183-199). Sidestone Press Academics. https://doi.org/10.59641/h6k2e3f4g5

Despite spending his early life as a domestic and ecclesiastical architect, George Jeffery (1855–1935) is most famous for his impressively long tenure as the first Curator of Ancient Monuments in Cyprus. Chiefly interested in medieval architecture, f... Read More about Of goats, monuments and men: George Jeffery and the early management of Waqf-owned medieval monuments in British Cyprus.

Personalised monuments and monumental personalities in the past and present of Bronze Age Cyprus (2024)
Journal Article
Basri, P. (2024). Personalised monuments and monumental personalities in the past and present of Bronze Age Cyprus. Antiquity, 98(398), 547-552. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.27

Nestled at the eastern corner of the Mediterranean, the island of Cyprus is a popular locale for archaeological research by resident and foreigner alike despite its modest size. The roots of this popularity run deep; Cyprus can boast for capturing pe... Read More about Personalised monuments and monumental personalities in the past and present of Bronze Age Cyprus.