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event · evt_myrtou_sanctuary_development

Sanctuary development at Myrtou-Pigadhes

Architecture and ritual assemblages indicate a sustained sanctuary on the north coast during the Late Bronze Age.

Evidence confidence: high
Awaiting expert reviewCyprus research expansion, 1600-800 BCE

What is the evidence?

observation

Architecture and ritual assemblages indicate a sustained sanctuary on the north coast during the Late Bronze Age.

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Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.

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Chronology

Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.

Preferred assertion

1450 BCE–1200 BCE

Precision: approximate

high

Preferred display range for this event. It preserves positive BCE ordering and does not suppress narrower contexts or alternative chronology models.

Interpretation and caveats

Myrtou-Pigadhes broadens the reconstruction beyond southern urban centres, while deity identity and regional political control remain uncertain.

Event context

Classification

Event type: sanctuary development

Evidence layer: archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

Directly reconstructs a Cypriot site, landscape, institution, community, or chronological transition within the primary interval.

Research notes

  • Documents the cult context. Role: provides primary excavation evidence. Locator: Sanctuary architecture and assemblages.
  • Provides regional data cautions. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Northern settlement coverage.

Evidence and sources

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