Nitovikla

Nitovikla

Nitovikla

Archaeological site in Cyprus

35°29′39″N 34°16′59″E

Photo taken from northwest during the Swedish Cyprus expedition.

Nitovikla is an archaeological site of a fortress located in the Karpas Peninsula. The Swedish Cyprus Expedition investigated the area in 1929, they discovered tombs dating to the Middle Cypriot III (1725-1600 BC) and excavated the fortress. The fortress was built on a hill that overlooked the plateau and it was made with Cyclopean masonry, it had a square shape with towers in three of the corners and flanking the entrance. It had an internal courtyard with a water cistern. The fort was used between the Middle Cypriot III and the Late Cypriot I (1725-1450 BC) periods.[1][2] The excavation was published in 1935.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Göransson, Kristian (2012). "The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, The Cyprus collections in Stockholm and the Swedish Excavations after the SCE". Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes (in French). 42 (1): 399–421. doi:10.3406/cchyp.2012.1033. ISSN 0761-8271.
  2. [2]
    Polignosi. "Νιτοβίκλα αρχαιολογικός χώρος". www.polignosi.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. [3]
    Gjerstad, Einar; Lindros, John; Sjöqvist, Erik; Westholm, Alfred (1935). The Swedish Cyprus Expedition. Finds and Results of the Excavations in Cyprus 1927-1931. Vol. 1. Stockholm: Swedish Cyprus Expedition.
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