Get Real! wrote:To Whom It May Concern:The earliest civilizations discovered in Greece are the Minoan in Crete (2700..1450 BC) and the mainland Helladic (2800..2100 BC). Turkey’s Hittite Empire (1900-1300 BC) is also a baby compared to the Cypriot settlement "Choirokoitia" (3,500 BC) added to Unesco's World Heritage List in 1998.
By contrast the first Greeks to arrive on the island were Myceneans (people from the southern part of Greece called “Sparti”) at around 1500BC with the aim of trading their goods. Some of these Greeks stayed and lived on the island and in time their influence was successful enough to shape language, religion, and the culture of Cyprus.
Cypriots occupied Cyprus for over 5,000 years before the very first Greek showed up. It looks something like this...
Cypriots (Cypriots) 7000 BC +5,500 years
Greeks (Myceneans) 1500 BC +3,070 years
Turks (Ottomans) 1570 AD
Civilization wise:
Turkey (Hittite Empire) 1900-1300 BC
Greece (Minoan in Crete) 2700..1450 BC
Greece (Mainland Helladic) 2800..2100 BC.
Cyprus (Choirokoitia) 3,500 BC
So, who do you suppose discovered who?