Tenta, also known as Kalavasos-Tenta, is a neolithic settlement in Cyprus, 4 km south of Kalavasos in the Larnaca District. It was discovered in 1947 by Porphyrios Dikaios.

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History

It became a settlement in the New Stone Age.[ additional citation(s) needed ]

Archaeological excavations

It was excavated by a team from the Brandeis University from 1976 to 1984—under Ian Todd's leadership. Excavations were carried out each summer from 1976 though 1979, and a final summer season took place in 1984. The excavations were funded for the first four seasons by the National Science Foundation (USA).

Bibliography

  • McCarthy, Caroline (2006). Demetra Papaconstantinou (ed.). The meaning of context for changing interpretations of the Cypriot aceramic Neolithic (Deconstructing context. A critical approach to archaeological practice ed.). Oxford: Oxbow Books/David Brown Book Co. pp. 79–97. ISBN 978-1-84217-204-9.
  • Todd, Ian A.; Douglas Baird (1987). Excavations at Kalavasos-Tenta (Vasilikos Valley Project 6 Vol. 1 ed.). Gothenburg: Paul Åströms förlag. ISBN 978-91-86098-48-3.
  • Todd, Ian A. (2005). Excavations at Kalavasos-Tenta (Studies in Mediterranean archaeology 71/7 ed.). Gothenburg: Paul Åströms förlag.

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