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The house can probably easily be recognised as a local Cypriot copy of a Greek temple with antae. That the front in that case is for placed towards the north can probably be explained by the Cypriots' lack of understanding of sacred matters, further by the whole site's location and the valley's direction towards the north. It appears unreasonable. to place the front straight against a rock face at least for a contemporary, sound and ignorant Cypriot. The small temple lies completely isolated. In all places round about where any earth can be found trial trenches are laid, but in no place was anything cultural layer or trace of settlement found. In María's field directly below to the north had admittedly some collapsed statue pieces been found earlier, but a number of trenches in various directions gave a negative result here too. The Paradisiotissa excavation was ended after two days. If the Vouni people had had their old luck they could have found some of Cyprus's foremost Greek sculptures, which once stood here … continues
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