Historical place profile

Malloura

Located at Malloura, Cyprus, are the remains of human settlement activity ranging from the Archaic period in the eastern Mediterranean to the time of the Roman Empire. The site has yielded evidence of a sanctuary with votive activity as well as funereal evidence. Modern exploration of the site began in 1990 under the direction of Michael K. Toumazou.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:707571
Catalogue ID
pleiades:707571
Place type
archaeological-site, settlement
Coordinates
35.025307, 33.512701
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Located at Malloura, Cyprus, are the remains of human settlement activity ranging from the Archaic period in the eastern Mediterranean to the time of the Roman Empire. The site has yielded evidence of a sanctuary with votive activity as well as funereal evidence. Modern exploration of the site began in 1990 under the direction of Michael K. Toumazou.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 72 D2 Malloura

Source and reuse

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Research path

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