PETRA TOU LIMNITI

PETRA TOU LIMNITI

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Town / Village : Petra tou Limniti / Yesilirmak Kayasi

District : Morphou

DESCRIPTION :

Petra tou Limniti is a tiny island near Vouni in the north-west, just off-shore from the rocky coast. It must have been an island eventhen, though the sea level was probably lower than it is now, since no Neolithic remains have been found on the adjacent headland. Probably it served as a very exposed temporary camp for fishermen from time to time, as the occupation levels imply, lying piled one above the other.

This is one of the oldest places in Cyprus to be inhabited and was excavated in 1929. Archaeologists found items consisting of bone needles, stone ustensils, farming tools and sculptures.

Period :  Aceramic neolithic PPNA

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