The Ancient Super-Port You've Never Heard Of

How connected was the Bronze Age world? New archaeological research from Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus reveals a thriving international trade hub where goods, artistic styles and ideas from Egypt, Mycenaean Greece, the Levant, Anatolia and beyond came together. In this video, I discuss the remarkable gold diadems buried with the city's elite and discover what they reveal about one of the ancient world's most cosmopolitan centres—and the vast supply chain that linked civilisations in the Mediterranean and beyond over 3,000 years ago. #ancienthistory #archaeology #bronzeage ✨ IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 The Bronze Age's Global Port 01:00 The City at the Centre of Trade 02:53 Simple But Sophisticated: The Cemetery Area 04:50 A Blend of Cultures: Decorated Gold Diadems 08:04 Simpler Burials, Same Connections 11:40 Ancient Interconnectivity ✨ JOIN MY CHANNEL    / @megalithhunter   ✨ FOLLOW ME ON SOCIALS BlueSky: @MegalithHunter.bsky.social ✨ REFERENCES Fischer, P.M., 2026. CULTURAL FUSION IN LATE BRONZE AGE GOLDWORK: DIADEMS AND MOUTH‐PIECES FROM HALA SULTAN TEKKE, CYPRUS. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 45(2), pp.151-179. Gradoli, M.G., Waiman-Barak, P., Bürge, T., Dunseth, Z.C., Sterba, J.H., Schiavo, F.L., Perra, M., Sabatini, S. and Fischer, P.M., 2020. Cyprus and Sardinia in the late bronze age: nuragic table ware at hala sultan tekke. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 33, p.102479. Fischer, P.M., 2023. Interregional trade at Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus: Analysis and chronology of imports. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 47, p.103722. ✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS Google Earth Locations CC BY 4.0 DEED https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Figures from the paper by Fischer, P.M., et al (2026) referenced above. Photographs of pottery, credit: Fischer, P.M., at al (2023) from the paper referenced above. CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Large temple, Kathari, Kition, credit: Hermann Junghans CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Lion Gate at Mycenae, credit: Andreas Trepte Public domain Larnaca Salt Lake