DESCRIPTION:

A project of the Department of Antiquities with the collaboration of the French Archaeological Mission (CNRS – Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

This project consisted of constructing, beyond the limits of the archaeological site, a life-size replica of features uncovered on the hill.

The reconstruction was based upon both the interpretations resulting from the archaeological evidence and Cypriot traditional architectural building methods. It is the result of a close, on-site cooperation between archaeologists and skilled workmen, the latter having great experience in the use of the same building material that were used during the Neolithic period, within the same geographic and environmental context.

Stone-blocks of limestone collected on the surface and diabase pebbles from the river-bed were used in a raw state. Pine, well represented in the Neolithic samples, has been used for the timbers.

According to archaeological remains (walls, pillars, door jambs, windows) the inner height is estimated to be around 2 m. for simple buildings and 3 m. for buildings with pilalrs. The collapsed remains of a roof in a building destroyed by fire during antiquitiy, clearly indicates that the roof was flat and that it was very similar to cypriot traditional roofing: layers of earth lying on reeds and supported by a wooden framework.