Excavations at Dromolaxia-Vyzakia site unearth rich burial gifts

Excavations at the Dromolaxia-Vyzakia (Hala Sultan Tekke) site have unearthed tombs containing an array of impressive grave goods and rich burial gifts, including locally produced pottery, ornaments and imported jewellery, according to a press release issued by the Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works.

The excavations, according to the Department of Antiquities, focused on the city cemetery where two tombs had been identified and that contained material from the end of the 15th and the 14th centuries BC, which correspond to the Late Cypriot IIA-B period, the Late Helladic IIIA1-2 period and the famous 18th Dynasty of Egypt, it is added.