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  • Rich finds at Bronze Age settlement [ Dromolaxia Vizatzia, Cyprus ]

    07/13/2010 6:00:28 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 6 replies
    Cyprus Mail ^ | Sunday, July 4, 2010 | unattributed
    Excavations of the late Bronze Age settlement at Dromolaxia Vizatzia (Hala Sultan Tekke) have unearthed a rich array of imported and local bronze and pottery artefacts... The ancient city was inhabited during the Late Bronze Age, which dates roughly to 1600-1100 BC. The city was once as large as 25 hectares making it one of the largest ancient cities of the period on the island. This year's excavations exposed only 10m times 10m of the site, with nine rooms exposed so far. The city was built in two phases: one in the 13th/12th century BC and the other some hundreds...