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History of Cyprus
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Human habitation of Cyprus dates back to the Paleolithic era. Cyprus's geographic position has caused the island to be influenced by differing Eastern Mediterranean civilizations over millennia.
History of Cyprus
Cypriot cult image. 'Red Polished Ware', 2100–2000 BC. Museum zu Allerheiligen
Cypriot cult image. 'Red Polished Ware', 2100–2000 BC. Museum zu Allerheiligen
Khirokitia archeological site.
Khirokitia archeological site.
Red-polished ceramics from Enkomi, 1900–1725 BC. St. Barnabas Archaeological Museum, Salamis, Cyprus
Red-polished ceramics from Enkomi, 1900–1725 BC. St. Barnabas Archaeological Museum, Salamis, Cyprus
Base ring vessel of Late Bronze Age
Base ring vessel of Late Bronze Age
Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus
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The Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus is an extinct species of dwarf hippopotamus that inhabited the island of Cyprus from the Middle Pleistocene until the early Holocene. One of the smallest known hippopota
History of Cyprus
…Cypro-Classical II: 400–310 BC Prior to the arrival of humans in Cyprus, only four terrestrial mammal species were present on the island, including the Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus and the Cyprus dwarf elephant, which were much smaller than their mainland ancestors as a result of insular dwarfism, with the other species being the…
Hippo Cyprus
Hippo Cyprus
Skull and jaw of a Cypriot dwarf hippo
Skull and jaw of a Cypriot dwarf hippo