Petra tou Limniti
| Petra tou Limniti | ||
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| Waters | eastern Mediterranean | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 10 '53.3 " N , 32 ° 44' 17.8" E | |
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| length | 150 m | |
| width | 105 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Petra tou Limniti ( Turkish Yeşilırmak Kayası ) is an approximately round, high island northwest of Vouni , in the northwest of Cyprus , which is about 80 m from the shore. It is 150 m long and 105 m wide with steep north and west sides. The island is one of the places that existed as early as the pre-ceramic Neolithic Cyprus, around 8600 BC. Began to be inhabited.
When the Swedish Cyprus expedition under Einar Gjerstad excavated the palace of Vouni from 1927 to 1931 , the members made a visit to the rocky island. The remains of some of the huts they discovered were the first evidence of the Neolithic Cyprus. A short excavation took place in 1929. The island is only accessible from the east. Here lies a small plateau with a rough surface where the remains of two multi-phase primitive huts were found. The other finds consisted of flint , bone and stone objects, mainly idols , bowls and tools. The finds were dated to 8200-5900 / 5600 BC. Dated.
Petra tou Limniti must have been an island, although the sea level was initially significantly lower than it is today. No Neolithic relics have been found on the neighboring headland. The place may have served fishermen from time to time as a base camp, as the settlement layers are stacked like tales , but it can also be used as a cult area .
Shillourokambos and Tenta are now the oldest settlements in Cyprus. However, Petra tou Limniti is still considered to be one of the most important prehistoric sites in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The island is an important nesting site for the Mediterranean seagull ( Larus michahellis ).
literature
- Einar Gjerstad: Petra tou Limniti, Pre-Neolithic Settlement . In The Swedish Cyprus Expedition. Finds and Results of the Excavations in Cyprus 1927-1931. Vol. 1, Stockholm 1934, pp. 1-12.
- Constantinos Spyridakis, Vassos Karageorghis , Kyriakos Nicolaou (eds.): Cyprus at the origin of its history. In: archaeologia viva , Volume II, No. 3, March – May 1969, collections of the Cyprus Museum from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age