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Multi-periodSite Name: IdalionCountry: Cyprus
NOTE: This site is 11.958 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Dali Nearest Village: Dali
Latitude: 35.015830N Longitude: 33.422940E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Cyprus.
Buildings overlooking a previously discovered Phoenician complex more than 2,000 years old were found at the ancient city of Idalion, according to the Cypriot Antiquities Department. The earliest remains of human occupation in the area date to 7,000 B.C.
Within the complex, linked by a tower, were found metal weapons, inscriptions and pieces of a bronze shield. Phoenicians captured the city in the middle of the fifth century B.C, and governed it for 150 years.
The wider complex, believed to be either a palace or administrative center, is considered to be the largest identified so far in Cyprus. Excavations started in 1991.
Note: In an ancient city founded by a hero of the Trojan war, remains of a Phoenician garrison.
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