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| POSI Number | TP253 |
|---|---|
| GU number | |
| Intensive Survey Zone | Karkotis |
| Village | Korakou |
| Locality | Agroladou |
| Easting | 489365.00 |
| Northing | 3878400.00 |
| Source | GPS |
| Village Plan | Agroladhou |
| Team Leader | MJG |
| Summary | Agroladou village |
| Description Environment | Survey Units: 2062-2065Geomorphological Units: 2063Nearby Building Units: BU0087 (Ayia Varvara church), BU0099 (Mylos tis Varvaras mill) |
| Description POSI | Informal scouting by the survey team failed to produce any extant architectural remains of Agroladhou.they seem to have been obliterated by modern construction. However, the four survey units conducted along the transect in this area (SU2062-2065) produced a concentration of pottery from the Medieval-Ottoman and Medieval-Modern categories, including Glazed and Monochrome Painted Wares.In this vicinity, we also noted a row of 4 aged olive trees planted along a drainage gully running eastward from the base of the ridge toward the Karkotis river. After being bisected by a modern road, the line continued with 2 olive trees in a ploughed agricultural field, and then extended onto the next two lower terraces. This planting strategy (i.e., along a gully, perpendicular to the Karkotis river) is not uncommon on the west side of the valley, as it permits maximum utilization of water run-off and sediment from the slope. We noted rows of stones placed at base of the trees to trap water and sediment, and tree-roots exposed by soil erosion where the stones had been removed (to facilitate recent grain cultivation). The substantial diameter of these olive trees suggests that they were planted in the 17th-18th centuries CE, so there is a good chance that they are a remnant of Agroladhou.Visit with MJG & YHD 13 July 2005. Now completely bulldozed. Yiannos remembers one building on E of road, by junction to big new house. Rest above the road (where currently an orchard is). Mainly shepherds; still there in c. 1935, as one of them worked for Yiannos' grandfather. Used as mandres etc till c. 1963. Originally a mixed village, but mainly Turkish Cypriots towards the end. |
| Condition | Nothing visible |
| Settlement | Yes |
| Church | No |
| Building | Yes |
| Bridge | No |
| Check Dam | No |
| Threshing Floor | No |
| Tomb | No |
| Kiln | No |
| Other Structure | No |
| Rock | No |
| Mine/Adit | No |
| Botany | No |
| Extraction | No |
| Road | No |
| Pottery | No |
| Lithics | No |
| View | No |
| Geomorphology | No |
| Prehistoric | No |
| Iron Age | No |
| Hellenistic/Roman | No |
| Medieval/Ottoman | Yes |
| Modern | Yes |
| Slag | No |
| Shrine | No |
| Entered By | MJG |
| Entered Date | 25/4/2005 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | MJG |
| Recorded Date | 25/4/2005 00:00:00 |