Phlamoudhi

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PHLAMOUDHI

Down the north slope from Kantara, towards the sea, lies the village of Mersinlik (Phlamoudi). About one kilometer north of the village one comes upon a prominent knoll that contains the remains of the site of Vounari. Dating at least from the Bronze Age (Middle Cypriot III to Late Cypriot II, about 1650 to 1350 BC), the site has been reported to also contain artifacts from as far back as the Neolithic period and as recent as the Byzantine period. Vounari appears to have been a small sanctuary site, but there are traces of residential remains, especially on the southern part. The site was excavated by archaeologists from Columbia University in 1970-1973, and has since remained undisturbed. It now lies surrounded by a wheat field, and is covered with grass and wildflowers in the spring. The Columbia University excavation areas can still be seen, where several walls were exposed. Some of the walls have eroded in the past 25 years, but otherwise, the site seems intact.

Phlamoudhi lies in the foothills of the Kyrenia mountain range on the north coast of Cyprus. In the early 1970s, Professor Edith Porada of Columbia University made exciting discoveries there dating to the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1650-1200 BC), Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Medieval periods. Most prominent among them were a Late Bronze Age and Iron Age site on the hilltop of Vounari and a contemporary settlement on the hillside of Melissa. Vounari was published in part by Selma Al-Radi in 1983..

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