First published: 23/03/16.

Clyde 1.5

Choirokoitia

Choirokoitia (Inscribed)

Choirokoitia by Clyde

I visited this WHS in February 2016. This is one of the WHS on the list which I'd choose for drone photography to be able to better grasp the OUV and sheer size of the place. The replica circular huts/houses built next to the archaeological remains help to better understand the concept of this Neolithic enclosed village system. Excavations are still under way and several remains are covered my metal sheets and numbered. During my early visit (I was the first soul to arrive at 8am), I noticed that one of the usually locked 'gates' which form part of the metal railings was left open by mistake (there must have been a local archaeological study under way the day before as there were still several tools too). Being extra careful not to damage anything I sneaked in the middle of one of the remains of a circular structure/house (marked as number XX on the map) for this quick photo. It reminded me of a similar adventure I had when I visited Al Ain in the UAE and again I was completely alone. All in all, what is left are mainly ruins and surely don't compare with other sites on the list for tangible OUV. However, with quite a lot of imagination (helped by some reading and the replicas on site), this site surely has an important intangible OUV of one of the oldest enclosed villages ever built.

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