The Neolithic/Chalcolithic settlement in Lapithos is situated in a locality called Alonia ton Plakon, west of the village. Excavations took place at two different sites, the Eastern and the Western settlement. SCE worked here from October to the middle of November 1928.
The two sites are to be dated to the 4th millennium, with the Eastern settlement being the earliest. In the rock upon which the settlement was placed, tombs were cut, and SCE excavated three of these stemming from the Cypro-Geometric period.
West of the village in a locality called Vrysi tou Barba, along the shore, another necropolis was found. In two other localities, in the village near the church of Ajia Anastasia and along the road leading to Kafalovryso, tombs were also found. SCE began the excavation at the end of September 1927. In total, they found 23 tombs from Early Cypriot IIA to Late Cypriot III (2075–1050 B.C.).
Finally, in a locality called Kastros, below the plateau of Anastasia, SCE excavated another necropolis from November 1927 until the end of April 1928, with an intermission during the winter season. Thirty graves were excavated, and the shape of the tombs differs according to the period. The dating of this necropolis is mainly the Cypro-Geometric period (1050–750 B.C.). [Source: Translated from Marie-Louise Winbladh The sites of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition]
