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thumb|300px|right|One reconstruction of the Generations of Noah, placing the "Caphthorim" on [[Ancient Crete]] Caphtor ( ) is a locality mentioned in the Bible, in which its people are called Caphtorites or Caphtorim and are named as a division of the ancient Egyptians. Caphtor is also mentioned in ancient inscriptions from Egypt, Mari, and Ugarit.

community in Paphos District, Republic of Cyprus

Aetokremnos is a rock shelter near Limassol on the southern coast of Cyprus. It is widely considered to host some of the oldest evidence of human habitation of Cyprus, dating to around 12,000 years ago. It is situated on a steep cliff site around above the Mediterranean Sea. The name means "Cliff of the eagles" in Greek. Around have been excavated and out of the four layers documented, the third is sterile.

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