Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay
Late Bronze (1600–1150 BCE Alashiya harbour sibling to Enkomi)·Cypriot Alasia harbour town secondary·🇨🇾 Larnaca District, Larnaca Salt Lake west, Hala Sultan Tekke shore, Dromolaxia harbour mud flat, Cyprus
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About Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay
Hala Sultan Tekke Åström 1970s Dromolaxia harbour late Bronze 1600. Recorded context — Period: Late Bronze (1600–1150 BCE Alashiya harbour sibling to Enkomi); Culture: Cypriot Alasia harbour town secondary; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone harbour town, copper slag; Condition: silted lake shore.
Why it mattersKey Cypriot Alasia harbour town secondary port with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 1600 BCE harbour
- Period
- Late Bronze (1600–1150 BCE Alashiya harbour sibling to Enkomi)
- Culture
- Cypriot Alasia harbour town secondary
- Purpose
- Late Bronze harbour suburb of Kition-Enkomi system — 50 ha harbour town with Sargon? No Late Bronze street 200 m and copper slag
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1983
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay
1600 BCE harbour
Initial construction / first occupation at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay
On the ground
Structures & features
34.8850° N · 33.6110° E · 2 m · 3 mapped features
- Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — primary structure34.8867° N · 33.6105° E
- Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — hydraulic feature34.8869° N · 33.6125° E
- Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — Rock_Art Annex 3rock artrock art at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — outlier feature34.8869° N · 33.6125° E
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