For almost thirty years, Princeton University's Department of Art and Archaeology has been excavating and analyzing Archaic and Classical finds in the area of Polis Chrysochous (Polis, Cyprus). The ancient cities of Marion and Arsinoe are included in the area, dating back to the 8th century B.C. and currently overlapped by the Polis village.
The archaeological finds of the area are staggering - producing thousands and thousands of objects from a variety of materials and time periods; including stone and terracotta sculpture, Roman pottery and Byzantine architecture. Offering a considerable range of objects, along with their connections to different social structures, cultural practices and reigning empires, Polis Chrysochous is not only an archaeologist's dream, but a vital key to the better understanding of the ancient Mediterranean world.
(The first photograph is of one of the northern-most sites, yielding some of the most beautiful finds of the expedition. The second photograph is of the storehouse)
