The work performed during the lifetime of ReCyPot includes the study of the morphological characteristics of Lapithos pottery production in Early and Middle Bronze Age, Early Iron Age and Medieval period, ensuring that the sample selected is representative of Lapithos pottery traditions in each period. In total, 150 ceramic samples were selected for the implementation of the analytical agenda, including Early and Middle Bronze Age Red Polished, Black-topped, Black Polished, White Painted, Black/Red Slip, Cypro-Geometric White Painted, and Medieval Green-Painted Sgraffito wares. Samples were mineralogically studied using optical polarising microscopy and X-ray diffraction. A large-scale chemical analysis of 400 Early and Middle Bronze Age vessels from Lapithos, using portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, was followed by the analysis of subsets of samples with wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and neutron activation analysis. Scanning electron microscopy was employed for the microstructural study of ceramics and the elemental characterisation of slips and glazes. The mineralogical and geochemical data were comparatively studied, assessing the correspondence of the proposed compositional and technological groupings. At a subsequent stage, compositional and technological attributes were compared to the local production of other regions of the island using published data and available analyses, in order to investigate whether they could be used as indicia of local pottery manufacture in the area of Lapithos. The extent to which the main wares recognised macroscopically correspond to compositional groups was tested, comparing the composition of pottery that on stylistic criteria is thought to have been locally produced at Lapithos and vessels thought to be imports from other regions. These allowed an understanding of the characteristics of local production versus imported products. For example, despite the overall homogeneity, our compositional analyses have been able to distinguish some products of Deneia at Lapithos and to validate observations made independently on typological and stylistic criteria. Finally, the defined compositional groupings were considered in terms of the contemporary economic and social landscapes, the context of pottery production, and whether these represent specific regions, distinct production centres or workshops. While an interpretation has been proposed, additional questions were raised, and research plans were made for additional work in the immediate future. The project’s exploitation and dissemination plan included the organisation of a conference, 2 public lectures, a photography display, an invited lecture, participation in 2 international conferences, publication of chapters in edited volumes and preparation of a book manuscript and an article for publication. There are 2 active ReCyPot accounts on twitter and Facebook.
