There is no doubt that Cyprus has a history that is visible to everyone who visits the island. Even if you do not consciously go out exploring the history of Cyprus you will trip over some part of it sooner or later.

But if you want to go all out to explore what you can, make sure you don’t miss Choirokoitia. This is occasionally seen as Khirokitia, so if you see a sign for this while you are there make sure you don’t drive past it! You’ll be missing one of the major sights of ancient times on Cyprus.

This is an archaeological site and the fact that it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site should tell you a lot about it in other ways as well. It dates all the way back to the Neolithic Age. If that doesn’t mean anything to you, think about the end of the Stone Age thousands of years ago and perhaps things will start to click into place.

There is still work going on in the region to uncover other things that may lie hidden under the surface. But suffice it to say that already we have learned a lot about what people did so many years ago – and in fact this site is one of the most important ones of all, not just in Cyprus but in the whole of Europe.

There is every chance that human remains will be found here though, since the people of these times thought nothing of burying their dead relatives beneath the houses they were still living in. As such with every building that is uncovered, there is also the opportunity to recover ancient remains as well.

No one knows where the people who first inhabited the village of Choirokoitia first came from. But we are also stumped for answers when it comes to figuring out where they went. The village was abandoned in ancient times and we are not sure why. Perhaps further excavations of the area will reveal as yet undiscovered answers for some of the most puzzling questions surrounding Choirokoitia.