Games and Oracular Practices Around the Hearth: The “Table of Offerings” from the so-called Temple 4 at Kition-<i>Kathari</i> (Cyprus)

Abstract In the sanctuary of Kition- Kathari (Cyprus), a building with benches, identified as temple (“Temple 4”), is characterized in its centre by hearth pit next to trapezoidal stone construction, constituting “Altar E”. The platform’s surface comprises series little cup-holes. Once labelled “table offerings”, it has recently been interpreted gaming table. Besides clay stones, this area yielded knucklebones well several deposits incised scapulae linked divination practices. This Cypriot context gives us opportunity explore and also put light influences interactions between different regions Eastern Mediterranean at turn 1st millennium BC.