Chlorakas Palloures
Research into the Middle and Late Chalcolithic of Cyprus
Aris Politopoulos, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University and board member of the Friends of Palloures Foundation, shares more about how you can support our work. ![]()
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The Foundation continues to do incredible work in promoting and sustaining our project, and every contribution helps us move forward. We’re incredibly grateful for all the support we receive.![]()
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The link to the Friends of Palloures Foundation is in our bio. 💚
Palloures Groundstone! 🪨![]()
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At Chlorakas-Palloures, archaeologists have uncovered a variety of ground stone artefacts, typical of the Chalcolithic period.![]()
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In this image, you can see some of the finds from the site:![]()
Top row: Axes![]()
Bottom row (left to right): Adzes and a chisel![]()
📸 Photo by Ian J. Cohn![]()
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Notably, some of the axes from Palloures feature incised side notches. This is a curious, nonfunctional detail also found on similar tools from this period.![]()
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If you’d like to support the project and further research into the site, please consider becoming a Friend of Palloures (link in bio).![]()
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#cyprusarchaeology #groundstone #axes #adzes #chalcolithic
New Palloures merch alert🎉🎉🎉![]()
This spiral necklace is inspired by a pendant found at our site, now proudly exhibited at the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia 😊![]()
The necklaces were made by Souzana Petri, a talented Cypriot ceramicist and metal worker, and we couldn't be happier with how they turned out!![]()
By buying a necklace (or any Palloures merch), you support the Friends of Palloures foundation, which promotes the excavations and research at Palloures ⛏![]()
Find them here: palloures.eu/palloures-merch/spiral-necklace/
ChalcoLITHICS! 🌟![]()
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Here you see Catriona Ewing and Lily Graham-Stuart studying the lithic assemblage from Palloures. 🔍![]()
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Some of the details that reveal how a tool was made and used are incredibly small, like tiny flake scars or edge damage. To understand how a lithic tool was used in the past, each artefact must therefore be carefully examined under a loupe.![]()
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To document these finds clearly, the artefacts are sometimes drawn by hand. Swipe to see an example of one of our lithic illustrations (drawn by Rita Kremer ✍️).![]()
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👀 How many flake scars can you count?![]()
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If you'd like to support the project and its ongoing research, please consider becoming a Friend of Palloures (link in bio).![]()
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#archaeologyofcyprus #lithics #chalcolithic #drawing
We’re pleased to welcome Diederik Halbertsma as the new Chair of the Friends of Palloures Board! 🎉
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