Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula
Late Bronze to Phoenician (13th c. BCE Kition 1400 BCE Achaean; Phoenician 800 BCE Astarte temple 700 BCE; Bamboula war harbour 5th c. BCE ship sheds)·Phoenician Kition (Astarte 800 BCE Sargon II 709 steward of Kition) and later Greek·🇨🇾 Larnaca District, Larnaca salt lake edge, Kition Bamboula hill, Kition port ancient harbour near salt lake, Cyprus
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About Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula
Kition Karageorghis 1970s Bamboula ship sheds. Recorded context — Period: Late Bronze to Phoenician (13th c. BCE Kition 1400 BCE Achaean; Phoenician 800 BCE Astarte temple 700 BCE; Bamboula war harbour 5th c. BCE ship sheds); Culture: Phoenician Kition (Astarte 800 BCE Sargon II 709 steward of Kition) and later Greek; Field status: excavated; Materials: gypsum temple, ship sheds rock-cut limestone, Melqart stelae; Condition: excavated — harbour now salt lake silt.
Why it mattersKey Phoenician Kition (Astarte 800 BCE Sargon II 709 steward of Kition) and later Greek port with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 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
- 800 BCE temple Astarte Bamboula; ship sheds 450 BCE 6 sheds 43 m
- Period
- Late Bronze to Phoenician (13th c. BCE Kition 1400 BCE Achaean; Phoenician 800 BCE Astarte temple 700 BCE; Bamboula war harbour 5th c. BCE ship sheds)
- Culture
- Phoenician Kition (Astarte 800 BCE Sargon II 709 steward of Kition) and later Greek
- Purpose
- Phoenician war harbour (6 rock-cut ship sheds 43 m × 6 m each trireme slides for Phoenician Tyre king) and Herakles Melqart temple Bamboula — Kition stor base 450 BCE Athens intrusive
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1890
- Excavation
- Excavated
800 BCE temple Astarte Bamboula; ship sheds 450 BCE 6 sheds 43 m
Initial construction / first occupation at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula
On the ground
Structures & features
34.9210° N · 33.6290° E · 8 m · 3 mapped features
- Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — primary structure34.9224° N · 33.6288° E
- Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — outlier feature34.9191° N · 33.6292° E
- Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — outlier feature34.9225° N · 33.6277° E
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