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POLIS CHRYSOCHOUS: Princeton University's Excavations of Ancient Marion and Arsinoe
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Near Eastern Archaeology
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March 1, 2008
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The site of Polis Chrysochous lies near the extreme western end of Cyprus along a stunningly beautiful bay that over the past twenty years has become a major attraction for worshipers of sun and sea. As early as 1885, Max Ohnefalsch'Richter began excavations and since then over 850 tombs have been recorded in the fields surrounding the modern village by various expeditions.' Yet no record of the toiwi or city occupied by the people who lay in these often sumptuous graves was known, and the various expeditions to the area over the last one hundred years have rarely looked beyond the rich cemeteries. Although the town or city associated with the extensive burials was elusive, scholarly ...
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