Enkomi from the air. The Late Bronze Age site is located near Famagusta in Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus. Photograph by Georg Gerster, Age Fotostock
Enkomi from the air. The Late Bronze Age site is located near Famagusta in Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus. Photograph by Georg Gerster, Age Fotostock
They should write a book “The Lost City of C”
Civ...stuff like this is one reason you were missed. Thanks for posting it.
I wonder when the aerial picture of the site was taken. When I was there in 2015, the site was completely overgrown with weeds, though you could make out the outlines of the foundation ruins. I had the entire site to myself. They warn you against walking off the established paths because there are many old wells and other unmarked holes, where people have fallen in and gotten seriously injured.
That’s a remarkable industrial center plus a cultural center.
Perhaps the name “Cyprus” is related to the metal:
Merriam Webster’s gives the following etymology for copper:
Cyprus (anciently renowned for its copper mines) > Latin cuprum > Old-English caper / copor > English copper.
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/etymology-of-cyprus.766931/
