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Submitted by Catrinm on Saturday, 17 March 2018  Page Views: 1519

Multi-periodSite Name: Lempa Alternative Name: Lemba
Country: Cyprus
NOTE: This site is 16.283 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Paphos  Nearest Village: Lempa
Latitude: 34.811750N  Longitude: 32.406140E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Lempa
Lempa submitted by Catrinm : Site in Cyprus (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Cyprus

A few miles from Kissonerga, at a more inland site on a hill is the Chaciolithic village of Lempa. The site has a fence around it and signage, but is free to access. The Lempa settlement is dated to the late Chalcolithic period (3.500 - 2.400 BC) (while Κissonerga was occupied from the Aceramic Neolithic period to the early Bronze Age (6.200 - 2.300 BC)). The remains are clusters of mainly circular structures with a diameter of 3 - 16m. There are also reconstructed huts using the original materials, as at other more well known prehistoric sites in Cyprus.

The excavations at Lempa found the remains of seven structures, three of them preserved in good condition their stone foundations. In the two larger structures a central hearth was discovered made of stones covered with a lime plaster, while in the floor there were post holes which supported the roof. These three buildings are probably parts of the same domestic complex, presenting different rooms of the same house rather than three different houses.

Significantly several female figurines were discovered, most importantly, the Lady of Lempa (see photos below), an incrediblly well preserved limestone statue displayed in the Cyprus museum in Nicosia. She was found in a situation which suggested she was behind a partition screen in the building, interpreted as a ‘cult’ place. Mini versions or replicas of this female figure (e.g. for pendants) were found in other houses. This strongly suggests worship of a Goddess, or fertility cult.
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Lempa submitted by Catrinm : Lady of Lempa - cult figure/ female goddess created from limestone. Found in 1976, beautifully preserved at over 4000 years old. Clear representation of large hips, and female genitalia, possibly pregnant. Are these figures with their long necks and characteristic heads also phallic representations.? Considered tOgether could be fertility symbols used in rituals.. she was found behind a screen as ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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