Rescue excavationDepartment of Antiquities

Polemidhia: Limassol Museum rescue, 1971

Name: Polemidhia: Limassol Museum rescue, 1971
Start: 1971
End: 1971

1971 · Polemidhia

A 1971 Department of Antiquities rescue of an Early Bronze Age tomb about 1 km north of Polemidhia, which held Red Polished III jugs and a 21 cm composite vessel of three bowls.

Map of Cyprus

Where the work took place

Ground above 200, 500, 1,000 m

Site

1Polemidhia (approx.)

Modern coastline (OpenStreetMap) and relief (Copernicus DEM).

The project

In 1971 the Department of Antiquities reported a tomb of the Early Bronze Age about 1 km north of Polemidhia¹. It contained large Red Polished III jugs and a composite vessel in the same ware, made of three small bowls on slender stems ending in a common circular base, 21 cm high¹. The vessel carries the registration number 523¹. The notice says material from the tombs in its Limassol account was deposited in the Limassol Museum¹.

Institutions

Department of Antiquities of CyprusSponsor
Limassol District MuseumHost

Seasons

1 season

1971
An Early Bronze Age tomb with large Red Polished III jugs and a composite vessel of three small bowls on thin stems with a common base (21 cm high).
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