Paphos Archaeological Museum
Published 19th of February, 2026
Kissonerga Myloudia
Moving forward in time we have the wells at Kissonerga Myloudia, which is just down the road from Paphos.
Well Structure
From the information sign:
At Kissonerga-Myloudia, seven wells were discovered dating between 8400-6800 BC, placing them amongst the earliest in the world. While no settlement remains have been found, the fill from the wells provides a great deal of information on the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period. Evidence for a wide spectrum of activities was obtained from the finds, concerning activities such as cutting, hammering, sewing, polishing, grinding, storing and serving. The ecofactual material from the wells included caprine, pig, deer, cat, mouse and fish, while domesticated cereal seeds, such as einkorn wheat, emmer wheat, hulled barley, lentils and other legumes, attest for cultivation throughout most of the year and are, therefore, a strong indication for permanent settlement at Myloudia.
In Person
And this is the site itself.
Chalcolithic Period
Jumping forward to 3900 BC, we come across items from a couple of places which may be familiar to some of you. The ancient sites at Lempa and Kissonerga Mosfilia, as well as ones near Souskiou are all represented here. Incidentally, in a few days time I will be publishing a film of some lesser known archaeological sites in Paphos, and it features both locations, so look out for that!
Finds
We featured the sites at Souskiou in a blog article back in 2018. You can read it here: Souskiou Cemetery. I will be revisiting the location later in the year for a film on the lesser known sites to the East of Paphos. The article referenced the Souskiou website. I had hoped to look at the site again for this blog. Unfortunately, it now redirects - bizarrely - to the website for the British Sundial Association.
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