More archeological discoveries in Cyprus

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered what they call “an archaeological window” on the communities that provided the foundation for urbanised civilisation on Cyprus, the Antiquities Department said yesterday.

Renewed excavations at the Bronze Age community of Politiko-Troullia, in the copper-bearing foothills of the Troodos Mountains, found a series of households around a large communal courtyard. The site is 25 km southwest of Nicosia near the Ayios Irakleidios Monastery.

The find produced evidence of intensive animal husbandry and crop processing, copper metallurgy and sophisticated ceramic technology during the Middle Bronze Age, just prior to the advent of cities on Late Bronze Age Cyprus.

The Politiko-Troullia settlement, dated at 2000-1500BC, was the predecessor of ancient Tamassos the seat of a centrally important kingdom during the subsequent Iron Age.

The Antiquities Department have said the 2009 excavations at the west sector provided evidence of occupation at Politiko-Troullia “somewhat earlier” in the Middle Cypriot Period than the evidence from the east sector excavated in 2007, which dates to the latter portions of the Middle Cypriot Period.

“These results suggest the potential of a dispersed farming community comprised of earlier households with shared communal space and later discrete room blocks,” the Department said.

“The inhabitants of Politiko-Troullia appeared to have shifted from being mixed hunters and farmers to dedicated farmers and herders.”

Future excavations hope to reveal stratified evidence that may carry the record of settlement at this community earlier into the Bronze Age.

The excavations were carried out by Dr. Steven Falconer and Dr. Patricia Fall of Arizona State University, and involved graduate and undergraduate students from Cyprus, Canada and the United States.

Content by courtesy of the Cyprus Mail 2009

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Photos from Nicosia (behind the Green Line) in Northern Cyprus

Photos from behind the "Green Line" in the Turkish occupied area of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)

Taken in May 2008 in the occupied area of Nicosia. This was a little cafe/bar we stopped at after walking through the crossing point on Ledra Street.













Two, ice cold Efes (Turkish lager) to quench our thirst after waiting to cross the Green Line at Ledra Street crossing point in Nicosia.














Bit of an odd name for a sports shop!














Buytuk Han / Great Inn - an Ottoman building constructed between 1570 and 1572. Originally built to accommodate tradesmen and visitors. Now, it houses shops selling local and traditional handicrafts of Cyprus as well as a restaurant.

These photos were taken on 9 July 2009.











Buytuk Han / Great Inn - is built on a square plan with hewn stone.

These photos were taken on 9 July 2009.













Buytuk Han / Great Inn - is in the Selimiye district (the shopping & trade area of Nicosia). It has 68 rooms and 10 shops.

These photos were taken on 9 July 2009.

Cyprus Stamps - Scoop!

Today we took a visit to Nicosia and learned something that is not common knowledge!

There will be an additional issue released in November 2009 and we believe this will also be in conjunction with other European countries.

The issue is entitled:

50th Anniversary of the European Court of Human Rights and will be a single stamp value of €0.51 - released on 12th November along with the Christmas 2009 issue.

So, for all stamp collectors out there - you may want to check if your own country is doing the same ;-)

IFAW - Animal Welfare

Today's website is all about Animal Welfare.


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Today's Interesting Topic

I came across this article this morning and thought I would share it with you all....

If you are afraid of heights, then opening the following page may not be recommended. Open at your peril:

Don't Look Down!

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