Kourion was an important ancient Greek city-state on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. In the twelfth century BCE, after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces, Greek settlers from Argos arrived on this site.
Location: Episkopi, Limassol District, Cyprus · Episkopi Cantonment, British Overseas Territory Of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Alternative name: Curium
Excavation dates: 1875, 1895, 1934-1938, 1947-1954, 1956-1959, 1964-present
Archaeologists: Luigi Palma di Cesnola, H.B. Walters, G. McFadden, B.H. Hill, J. Daniel, A.H.S. Megaw, M.C. Loulloupis, David Soren, Thomas W. Davis
Management: Cyprus Department of Antiquities
Type: Settlement
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