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The region of Volcanic Cappadocia in Central Anatolia is home to the most important obsidian sources of Anatolia. As a knappable volcanic glass that could be transformed into sharp-edged tools, obsidian was intensively exploited as a raw material for tool technologies by the prehistoric communities. The rich obsidian sources in the region should have had influenced the location choices of the early sedentary communities. The circulation of the Central Anatolian obsidian throughout the Near East and Cyprus hints at a direct or indirect interregional network of communication from the early prehistory onwards. With the aim of documenting evidence on the interaction between communities and regions during prehistory, detecting the movement areas of communities, and locating new findspots, a survey was conducted on the northern slopes of the Niğde Massif that form the southeastern part of Volcanic Cappadocia. The Niğde Prehistoric Survey Project took place from 2016 to 2018. Following an introduction of the history of research in the region and a general overview of the geological and geographical characteristics of the Niğde Massif, this paper discusses the possible inter-regional interaction mechanisms based on the findspots detected during this survey project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The impact of tourism activities on local water resources remains a largely understudied issue in environmental and sustainable tourism management. The aim of the paper is to present a simple methodology that allows an estimate of direct and indirect local water use associated with different holiday packages and to then discuss relevant management implications. This is explored through the creation of five illustrative examples of holidays to semi-arid eastern Mediterranean destinations: Cyprus (2), Turkey, Greece and Syria. Using available data on water use associated with different forms of travel, accommodation and tourist activities, indicative water footprints are calculated for each of the illustrative examples. Food consumption by tourists appears to have by far the most significant impact on the overall water footprint and this aspect of water use is explored in detail in the paper. The paper also suggests a way of employing the water footprint methodology along with import/export balance sheets of main food commodities to distinguish between the global and local pressure of tourism demand on water resources. Water resource use is likely to become an increasingly important issue in tourism management and must be considered alongside more established environmental concerns such as energy use, using methodologies that can capture direct as well as supply chain impacts. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

After the Second World War British Strategic requirements increased the importance of Cyprus in the eyes of the British policy makers. However, there was a growing demand of Greek Cypriots for the unification of the island with Greece. Turkish opposition to this request brought new strategic difficulties for the British. The confrontation of NATO allies over Cyprus disturbed the West. Thus Cyprus would begin to occupy more space in British policymakers' agendas. In this context, the affects of strategic conceptions and defense policies of Britain for the region and the world on the Cyprus problem will be the main focus of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]