Strategically located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea with access to Europe, Asia, and Africa is the island of Cyprus.

Cyprus has a history that goes back as far as civilization itself, and it has had a history with almost every major civilization and empire around the Mediterranean.

Its history isn't just a relic of the ancient world. It has remained strategically important and a source of conflict to the present day.

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Cyprus has historically been one of the most important islands in the world.

It sits at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has played a significant

role in every major civilization and empire from Mesopotamia to the Straits of Gibraltar.

The earliest human presence on Cyprus dates back to about 10,000 BC when hunter-gatherers

first arrived, likely from the nearby Anatolian

coast in what is today Turkey. These Paleolithic people left behind important to archaeological

evidence at sites like Ido Cremnos, where they appear to have driven the island's endemic pygmy

hippopotamus and elephants to extinction through hunting. And this was one of the great tragedies of the world, because we no longer have hippos and elephants

that are the size of large dogs, which would have been really awesome to have as pets.

The Neolithic period, beginning around 8200 BC, marked Cyprus's first major cultural transformation.

The people of Cairokidia developed a sophisticated

society with distinctive roundhouses, advanced stone tools, and elaborate burial practices.

What makes this period particularly fascinating is that these Neolithic Cypriots live for nearly

2,000 years without pottery, instead using carved stone vessels. This pottery-free

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