Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot

Why it mattersKey Cypriot Alasia (Mycenaean-Cypriot Late Bronze) Amarna copper Alashiya, 1180 Sea Peoples destruction port with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

1600 BCE early; palace 1450 BCE 70 m × 40 m

Period

Late Bronze Alasia (1600–1050 BCE) Enkomi palace 1450 BCE copper port of Alasia letters Amarna

Culture

Cypriot Alasia (Mycenaean-Cypriot Late Bronze) Amarna copper Alashiya, 1180 Sea Peoples destruction

Purpose

Alasia copper port capital with 140 m × 80 m ashlar fortress-palace (Fortress Museum with 12 towers) and horned god and ingot god sanctuaries — Enkomi 70 m palace of Alasia 1180

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1960

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1600 BCE early; palace 1450 BCE 70 m × 40 m

   Initial construction / first occupation at Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot

2. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot

3. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot

• Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot — primary structure

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• Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot — outlier feature

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• Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Enkomi — Alasia Copper Port Urban Palace Cypriot — outlier feature

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