Nicosia, Cyprus
c. 1209
Bellapais, Cyprus
1198-1205
Famagusta, Cyprus
1298-1312
Larnaca, Cyprus
c. 890 AD
Paphos Forest, Cyprus
c. 1090
Famagusta, Cyprus
c. 1310
Larnaca, Cyprus
1600-1100 BC
Famagusta, Cyprus
13th century
Famagusta, Cyprus
1360
Nicosia, Cyprus
14th century
Famagusta, Cyprus
12th century
Rizokarpaso, Cyprus
15th century
Nicosia, Cyprus
c. 1308
Pedoulas, Cyprus
1474
Pano Panagia, Cyprus
12th century
Kalopanayiotis, Cyprus
11th century
Nikitari, Cyprus
1099
Paphos, Cyprus
16th century
Famagusta, Cyprus
14th century
Famagusta, Cyprus
14th century
La Hougue Bie is a Neolithic ritual site which was in use around 3500 BC. Hougue is a Jèrriais/Norman language word meaning a \'mound\' and comes from the Old Norse word haugr. The site consists of 18.6m long passage chamber covered by a 12.2m high mound. The site was first excavated in 1925 by the Société Jersiaise. Fragments of twenty vase supports were found along with the scattered remains of at least eight individuals. Gravegoods, mostly pottery, were also present. At some time in the past, the site had evidently been entered and ransacked.
In Western Europe, it is one of the largest and best preserved passage graves and the most impressive and best preserved monument of Armorican Passage Grave group. Although they are termed \'passage graves\', they were ceremonial sites, whose function was more similar to churches or cathedrals, where burials were incidental.