Excavations at Erimi Pamboula have uncovered circular buildings and tools dating back to the Chalcolithic period.
Key facts
- •The Erimi Pamboula site dates to the Middle to early Late Chalcolithic period, between 3500 and 2900/2800 BC.
- •Excavations revealed circular buildings, plaster floors, and a hearth.
- •Artifacts found include Red-on-White pottery, stone tools, and picrolite items used for making ornaments.
- •The project is led by Professor Giorgos Vavouranakis of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
- •Researchers are analyzing animal bones, primarily from deer, alongside plant remains and pigments.
Archaeologists at the Erimi Pamboula settlement in Cyprus have uncovered circular buildings, plaster floors, and various tools dating back approximately 5,000 years. The findings, reported by the Department of Antiquities, provide new evidence regarding the daily lives and craft activities of the settlement's inhabitants during the Chalcolithic period.
Excavation findings and site features
The excavation team uncovered an extensive outdoor area featuring plaster floor remains, a stone mortar, and a plaster hearth. Researchers also nearly fully exposed a circular building and identified a wall previously thought to be rectangular as part of a second circular structure. Other recovered items include pottery fragments, animal bones—primarily from deer—and seashells. Evidence of craft production was found in the form of picrolite objects, such as beads and unfinished artifacts, alongside ochre remains. These findings suggest the inhabitants engaged in the production of ornaments and the use of natural pigments.
Research and dating
The pottery recovered from the site indicates the settlement dates to the Middle to early Late Chalcolithic period, specifically between 3500 and 2900/2800 BC. The second excavation season was led by Professor Giorgos Vavouranakis of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. A team of researchers from Cyprus and abroad is currently analyzing the collected materials, including plant remains and structural fragments, to further study the site.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Cyprus Mail.
