ABSTRACT
The most obvious and problematic factor when examining the fate of Cyprus in the passage from Late Antiquity to the early Middle Ages, is the clear imbalance caused by the lack of excavation in the northern half of the island. Moreover, the so-called Cypriot divide after 1974 has become a real obstacle to a proper and unbiased use of archaeology and material culture. We can also see that Cypriot historiography is sometimes under the spell of contemporary politics. Johannes Koder's analysis of building activities in Makisos overcomes a tripartite chronology similar to that proposed for Cypriot architectural history. Koder concludes that it is almost impossible to prove the end or decline of settlement activity in sites where enough building material or undatable quarry stone was available for use in new periods of building activity. Moreover, the reliance on perishable material had made additions to buildings almost unidentifiable.
