Tenta, Cyprus

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Tenta, also known as Kalavasos-Tenta, is a neolithic settlement in Cyprus, 4 km south of Kalavasos in the Larnaca District. It was discovered in 1947 by Porphyrios Dikaios.

History

It became a settlement in the New Stone Age.[1][additional citation needed]

Archaeological excavations

It was excavated by a team from the Brandeis University[2] from 1976 to 1984—under Ian Todd's leadership. Excavations were carried out each summer from 1976 though 1979, and a final summer season took place in 1984. The excavations were funded for the first four seasons by the National Science Foundation (USA).

See also

References

  1. According to chart on the wall in exhibit room number 1 at the Larnaca District Museum
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