Vrysi (Catalkoy):
Vrysi is a settlement dating to the Neolithic Period. The excavations
have revealed that the settlers of this region came to Cyprus from a district
in Anatolia called Kilikya between 4000-3000 B.C.. The economy of the settlement
was dependent on agriculture. The earthenware bowls are handmade. The houses
are connected to each other by narrow tunnels. The walls are made of stone
and wet clay. The inner walls are plastered with wet clay. The roofs are
made of reeds and covered with mud and wet clay. Rush mats were used on
the floor. Following the earthquake around the year 3000 B.C. the people
of Vrysi abandoned this place and settled somewhere else.
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