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The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture announces the end of the excavations at the site of Dromolaxia - Vyzakia (Area 8). The investigations were carried out in March and April 2023, by an international team of researchers, under the direction of Prof. Karin Nys of Vrije Universiteit Brussel in collaboration with Dr. Matthias Recke of Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. The excavations focused on the remains of the Dromalaxia - Vyzakia settlement dating back to the 13th and 12th centuries BC. Previous investigations carried out in the Late Bronze Age port city provided information about the international character of the city and the industrial activities carried out by the inhabitants of the settlement.
The excavations in 2023 revealed an intricate water drainage system, which connected the city's dwellings to a central pipeline. Intricate maintenance mechanisms of the network were revealed, as well as subsequent interventions to ensure its operation. The sophisticated nature of the maintenance system of the settlement's sewerage network is an important addition to our knowledge of the organisation of urban centres in the Late Cypriot Bronze Age. However, further excavation research will add more information.
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