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Aradippou: Department of Antiquities rescue tombs, 1989

1989 · Aradippou-Panayia Ematousa

Two of the many tombs the Department excavated in Larnaca and its district in 1989, both rich: Tomb 1 at Aradippou (Cypro-Archaic I, Larnaca Museum 1495) and Tomb 2 (Roman, Larnaca Museum 1496, with four figured lamps and two glass beakers). The finds went to the Larnaca District Museum.

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Where the work took place

  • Ground above 200, 500, 1,000 m

Site

  1. 1Aradippou-Panayia Ematousa (approx.)
Modern coastline (OpenStreetMap) and relief (Copernicus DEM).

Institutions

Seasons

1 season
  1. 1989

    Numerous tombs excavated in Larnaca and the district; finds transferred to the regional museum. Tombs 1 and 2 at Aradippou were particularly rich. Tomb 1 (M. LA. 1495), dating to Chypro-Archaic I, yielded many objects. Catalogue of finds from Aradippou: Ar. 1 group (terracotta tortoise, thymiaterion, Bichrome IV dinos and bowl, Grey Polished bowl and amphorisque, terracotta figurines, limestone coffer) and tomb 2 (M. LA. 1496, Roman) with four lamps and two glass beakers.

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What was found

Periods

Features and finds

M. LA. 1495; Ar. 1/26 terracotta tortoise; Ar. 1/36 thymiaterion; Ar. 1/37 dinos Bichrome IV; Ar. 1/38 bowl Bichrome IV; Ar. 1/47 bowl Grey Polished; Ar. 1/49 seated female figurine with child; Ar. 1/50 zoomorphic figurine; Ar. 1/61 amphorisque Grey Polished; Ar. 1/82 limestone coffer; Ar. 2/24, 2/30, 2/72, 2/77 lamps; Ar. 2/34, 2/78 glass beakers.

Tombs

1, 2, T. 1, T. 2

Publications

1 item

Chronique des fouilles (Bulletin de correspondance hellénique)

Related

Other fieldwork at Aradippou-Panayia Ematousa · 1

Sources

  1. 1.Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1989, pp. 942–946; p. 942; p. 946.

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