Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Choirokoitia

Location

Larnaca

Country

Cyprus

Year of Research

1998

Culture

The Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia, tenanted from the 7th to the 4th millennium B.C.It is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the eastern Mediterranean.

Its remains and the finds from the excavations there have thrown much light on the evolution of human society in this key region.

Since only part of the site has been undermine, it forms an exceptional archaeological reserve for future study.

In the prehistoric period, Cyprus played a key role in the transference of culture from the Near East to the European world.

Criterion Choirokhoitia is an exceptionally well preserved archaeological site that has provided, and will continue to provide, scientific data of great importance relating to the spread of civilization from Asia to the Mediterranean world.

Both the excavated remains and the untouched part of Choirokhoitia demonstrate clearly the origins of proto-urban settlement in the Mediterranean region and beyond.