“Colonising” the Colonised: “The Fantastic Years” of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition (1927–1931)

PSI Foundation organises a lecture by the archaeologist Yiannis Violaris as part of the parallel programme accompanying the exhibition TEKTON. Under the title “Colonising” the Colonised: “The Fantastic Years” of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition (1927–1931) , the lecture addresses the question: What happens when archaeology becomes entangled with colonial power?

Yiannis Violaris revisits the legacy of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition (SCE)—one of the most celebrated archaeological missions on the island—through