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Famagusta Gazette Neolithic remains and elements of bronze and iron weaponry from the Cypro Classical period, were found during the excavations that were completed at the site of Kataliondas Kourvellos, located in the eastern Troodos foothills, about twenty kilometers from Cyprus capital, Nicosia. 
According to an announcement by Cyprus' Department of Antiquities, preliminary study of the finds revealed that during the Neolithic period the site was occupied in the 8th millennium BC, and thus did not belong to the later Choirokoitian phase, as was previously thought. Excavations at the site have been completed, following the second and last season of excavations conducted by the University of Geneva, under the direction of Dr Julien Beck. It is added that this year's investigations focused once more on the slopes at the base of a bedrock knob, while previous finds were further investigated in the various trenches opened in the site in 2010. Among others, the remains of a stone structure, found in 2010, were investigated, revealing a more than three-meter long retaining wall. It is added that close to the bedrock knob, many rock-cut structures were unearthed, including steps, circular pits, and partition walls, some preserved up to 50 cm high. Moreover, regular Cypro-Classical stonewalls were discovered as well, while it was discovered that the rock-cut walls and floor found in another trench in 2010 belonged to a semi-subterranean chamber, which was linked to a second such chamber by a sloping, rock-cut passageway. The announcement adds that a new trench uncovered remains of yet another Cypro-Classical wall, as well as a rather high proportion of Neolithic finds. The Department of Antiquities notes that finds belonging to the Cypro-Classical period, mainly include 4th century BC local coarse and plain ware, as well as a few Greek imports.
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