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has been discussed for a long time. While in one model the time limit is seen at 5129 ± 77 cal BC, the other extreme model sees this limit at 4524 ± 109. Only four finds speak for an earlier point in time (2013). Two of the only four pieces come from Vrysi, and they date from the early 5th
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Obsidian was evidently still in use, but, unlike in earlier times, it had become extremely rare in Cyprus. Only one piece was found in Vrysi.
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