Cyprus Guide, Karmi Necropolis

In the archaeological excavations close to the Karmi village, tombs in the shape of rooms belonging to the Middle Bronze Age (c 1900-1625 BC) have been discovered. The human effigy in the corridors of one of these tombs is the oldest effigy found in Cyprus so far. The effigy symbolizes the Goddess of Fertility. Blue beads thought to have been gifts for the dead, and bowls belonging to the Minos civilization brought from Crete were found in the graves. In one of the tombs a Minoan 'Kamares' cup and blue faience beads from Egypt which suggest very early trading relations with Crete and Egypt were discovered. It is called 'the tomb of the seafarer' because it was believed 'that the man probably walked down to the sea at Lapithos and took service with one of the vessels trading between the Syrian ports and the Aegean and that these objects are momentous of his travels'.

These show the level of commercial activities with the neighboring countries in the Bronze Age.

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