Sunday, November 21, 2021

Choirokoitia, Cyprus - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Choirokoitia, Cyprus

Weather: Rain likely, 57/67F.

Route: From Paphos 103 km east on A6 and A1.

Significance: Choirokoitia was a neolithic settlement where people lived from 6,000 to 3,000 BC. It is one of the best preserved prehistoric areas of the eastern mediterranean.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Reconstruction of neolithic structures alongside ruins of structure (from whc.unesco.org)

Part of the site that has been most excavated (from whc.unesco.org)





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