Cyprus, the third largest Mediterranean island, is located at an exceptional crossroad in the eastern Mediterranean, where cultures from the Middle East, Africa and Europe have interacted for more than 10 000 years. The aim of this paper is to present an exhaustive review of the past archaeological geophysical surveys on the island. The result of our research indicates that to date, more than 30 archaeological sites spanning from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (ca. 10 000 BC) to the Venetian period (up to 1571 AD) have been investigated through noninvasive ground-based techniques. The investigations concern the mapping of the extent of ancient occupation (settlements and cemeteries), the study of the internal organization of settlements (domestic architecture, palaces and fortifications), the investigation of funerary structures (tombs) and the use of space within buildings. The methods implemented are multiple and often used in combination. Emphasis has been given to ground penetrating radar (GPR), electromagnetic induction (EMI) and magnetic and electrical resistance techniques. Most surveys have been targeted towards the production of maps representing the spatial distribution of the subsurface architectural residues, and sometimes these have been accompanied by soundings, tomographies, as well as 3D reconstructions of the ancient structures. Very few sites have been subjected to the measurements of the chemical or magnetic properties of the soils in relation to the results of geophysical prospection. Further discussion concerns (i) the targets of the archaeo-geophysical surveys in Cyprus, (ii) the limitations of the application of the specific techniques in relation to the Cypriot archaeological and geological context, (iii) the geophysical signatures of archaeological remains and (iv) the metadata accompanying the geophysical results.

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考古背景下的地球物理调查：来自塞浦路斯的评论

塞浦路斯是地中海第三大岛，位于地中海东部一个特殊的十字路口，中东、非洲和欧洲的文化在这里交流了 10000 多年。本文的目的是对岛上过去的考古地球物理调查进行详尽的回顾。我们的研究结果表明，迄今为止，已通过非侵入性地面技术对从陶器前新石器时代（约公元前 10 000 年）到威尼斯时期（至公元 1571 年）的 30 多个考古遗址进行了调查。调查涉及绘制古代占领（定居点和墓地）的范围，研究定居点的内部组织（家庭建筑，宫殿和防御工事），调查殡葬结构（墓葬）和建筑物内空间的使用。实现的方法是多种的，并且经常组合使用。重点是探地雷达 (GPR)、电磁感应 (EMI) 以及磁电阻和电阻技术。大多数调查的目标是制作代表地下建筑残余物空间分布的地图，有时这些地图还伴随着探空、断层扫描以及古代建筑的 3D 重建。与地球物理勘探结果相关的土壤化学或磁特性测量的地点很少。进一步讨论涉及（i）塞浦路斯考古地球物理调查的目标，