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event · evt_pyla_foundation

Foundation of Pyla-Kokkinokremos

A short-lived, regularly planned and defensible settlement was established on Kokkinokremos near the end of Late Cypriot IIC.

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

What is the evidence?

observation

A short-lived, regularly planned and defensible settlement was established on Kokkinokremos near the end of Late Cypriot IIC.

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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

1250 BCE–1220 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

The foundation reflects coordinated investment and a highly connected community, but founders' origins and political sponsor remain unresolved.

Event context

Classification

Event type: planned settlement foundation

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 planning and short occupation. Role: provides excavation evidence. Locator: Architecture and latest project sequence.
  • Provides the original excavation framework. Role: provides primary excavation evidence. Locator: Fortified settlement publication.

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