“New Ideas about the Destruction of Paphos,” D. Soren and E. Lane 1980David Soren and Eugene Lane

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doubt lesser quakes before and after but this was the big blow and left bodies unclaimed, houses in ruin and cities deserted. Archaeologists must now put the conclusions made here to the test.

At Kourion the results are positive but Paphos sorely needs a study of earthquake affected strata.[16] Do the blocks fall north and west at least sometimes, as a result of the same shear wave felt at Kourion? What sorts of pottery, oil lamps and coins can be isolated for this final phase of destruction? These are questions for the future. Dr. David Rupp who is doing extensive survey work in the area of Paphos reported that he has found no evidence of constructions or habitation in the late fourth century.[17] This is a start but archaeologists, geophysicists and epigraphers must work together to unravel the secrets of the fascinating and tragic history of southwest Cyprus in the late antique period.