Pyla-Kokkinokremmos
At Pyla-Kokkinokremos ( Greek Πύλα-Κοκκινόκρεμμος ) in the south-eastern part of Cyprus one was late Bronze Age settlement excavated, the v to the 1200th Was founded.
Coordinates: 34 ° 59 '5.5 " N , 33 ° 42' 8.8" E
The settlement is situated on a rocky plateau that overlooks the path from Larnaka Bay to the interior of the island. It is about 800 meters from the sea. Only a small part has been excavated so far. Various house units were found. These are built close together. Individual rooms are usually grouped around an inner courtyard or central room. There was a lot of Mycenaean pottery .
It has been suggested that Cyprus was founded around 1200 BC. Was settled by newcomers from the Mycenaean culture . This is mainly based on the mycenaean ceramics, which are now emerging in large numbers and which apparently were also produced on the island. At the same time, numerous old settlements were abandoned. There are only a few start-ups, including Pyla-Kokkinokremmos. It was therefore assumed that Pyla-Kokkinokremmos was a foundation of the arriving Mycenaeans. This interpretation is controversial.
literature
- Vassos Karageorghis , Martha Demas: Pyla-Kokkinokremos. A Late 13th Century BC Fortified Settlement in Cyprus. Nicosia 1984