Talk:Swedish Cyprus Expedition

Not The Swedish expedition from 1927 to 1931

"In the early 1970s Paul Åström from the University of Gothenburg continued the tradition of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition with his excavations at the ancient city of Hala Sultan Tekke / Dromolaxia-Vizatzia near Larnaca. He concentrated mainly on the investigation of the late history of the city, viz. the later part of Late Cypriote period (Late Bronze Age). The most recent excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke, The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition, have been carried out by Professor Peter M. Fischer from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2010-2012; see www.fischerarchaeology.se). Radar surveys have demonstrated that the city was one of the largest in the Late Bronze Age (roughly 1600-1100 BCE), maybe as large as 50 ha.

Another archaeological investigations conducted by the Department of Antiquities under the women's quarter of Hala Sultan Tekke have revealed building remains dated to the late Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods (6th - 1st century BC). Several finds indicate that the site might have been used as a sanctuary but the limited scale of the investigations precludes definite conclusions about its use. " --The long road homw (talk) 18:38, 5 February 2013 (UTC)