Settlement and Sanctuary on Cyprus from the Bronze Age to the
Middle Ages: Views from the Columbia University Excavations at
Phlamoudhi January 20–March 19, 2005 In 1970, the Columbia
University Expedition to Phlamoudhi began a survey and
excavations in and around the north coast village of Phlamoudhi,
Cyprus. This field project, led by the late Professor Edith
Porada, continued through 1973. Among their discoveries were a
settlement at Melissa and a sanctuary at Vounari , both of which
were occupied in the Late Bronze Age (c. 1650-1200 BCE) and used
during the Archaic through Hellenistic periods (c. 750-100 BCE).
Surface finds also attest to activity during Roman, Medieval,
and lter times. Since the division of the island in 1974, these
and other northern sites have been inaccessible for detailed
study. Most records and objects from the Phlamoudhi excavations
were brought back to Columbia by Edith Porada for study. The
Vounari sanctuary was published in 1983. Since 2000, the
Phlamoudhi Archaeological Project