Polis Archaeology
Published 26th of September, 2022
Get In The Groove
A bit more info on the site:
The Princeton Cyprus Expedition began work in Polis in 1983, at the encouragement of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus. Known in antiquity as Marion, the city was conquered in 312 BC by Ptolemy Soter and renamed Arsinoe after his sister and wife and was known as such until the later Middle Ages. The first season of work at the site consisted of a survey and a series of small trial trenches.
What Lies Beneath...
Formal excavations began in 1984. These excavations revealed the remains of a Late Antique basilica. A subsequent 20 years of excavations in this area exposed multipe phases of this building and an extensive cemetery, as well as workshops from the Hellenistic period, roads from the Roman era, a complex network of drains and wells, and the remains of a medieval settlement.
New Walls
So they spent 20 years digging this out! I wonder if they are still doing work here?
I mean, some of the walls, like the one on the right here, look like they have been resurfaced in the not-to-distant past.
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Let me take you on a journey around the region of Paphos, Cyprus. Starting at Paphos itself, we travel to Akoursos, then Kathikas, Kritou Terra and Simou. We continue past Lasa and Kannaviou, before taking in the delights of Panagia. Getting a bit more adventurous, we visit the abandoned villages of Statos and Agios Fotios, before passing through Choulou, Letymbou and Polemi, and rejoining the main Paphos - Polis road.
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