Shillourokambos
Sign in to saveShillourokambos () is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) site near Parekklisia, east of Limassol in southern Cyprus. It is located on a low plateau. Excavations began in 1992. The settlement has four phases and was occupied from the end of the 9th millennium to the second half of the 8th millennium.
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- archaeological site
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- Cyprus
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- inception
- 8200-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 7500-00-00
- time period
- Neolithic
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Shillourokambos () is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) site near Parekklisia, east of Limassol in southern Cyprus. It is located on a low plateau. Excavations began in 1992. The settlement has four phases and was occupied from the end of the 9th millennium to the second half of the 8th millennium.
The architecture of phases A and B (8200–7500 BC, calibrated) is characterised by circular wattle and daub structures, with post holes cut into the bedrock. Some deep pits may have served as wells.
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