Pyla-Kokkinokremos is a settlement dating back to the 13th century BCE, which has undergone 
excavations over the past few decades. Since 2014, a new excavation project has yielded newly 
unearthed pottery material, among other artifacts, significantly enforcing our understanding of 
Cyprus’s connections with other regions during that era. The primary objective of the present 
study is to establish a precise chronology for the site by examining the recently discovered 
material, thereby gaining deeper insights into the circumstances surrounding its establishment 
and eventual abandonment. Additionally, this study aims to classify pottery types and enhance 
our understanding of their various functions within the settlement. Furthermore, it seeks to 
identify the regions engaged in commercial exchanges with Pyla and determine the frequency 
of such interactions. The main methods employed in this study include the classification and 
detailed typological analysis of all pottery types found at Pyla, excluding pithoi. Moreover, 
statistical analysis is used to quantify and determine the distribution of these types across the 
various sectors of the site. Lastly, fabric analysis, which involves macroscopic observations 
combined with chemical analysis, offers additional insights into the subjects of communication 
and exchanges. 
Based on specific pottery types yielding reliable chronological data, it is concluded that the 
site was abandoned in the early 12th century BCE, consistent with prior assertions. However, 
the expanded chronological span revealed by Mycenaean pottery, ranging from the early 13th 
century to the early 12th century, does not definitively establish the settlement’s foundation 
in either the first or second half of the 13th century, as evidenced by the absence of a second 
architectural level. Further results indicate that there are no distinct patterns in the distribution 
of various pottery categories across the site, nor evidence of specialization in the use of the 
spaces. Functions such as storage seem to prevail over others, while cooking activities are found 
in nearly every household. Additionally, there is a wide range of imports, including Levantine, 
Mycenaean, Egyptian, Minoan, Sardinian, and Anatolian, primarily related to the exchange 
of agricultural products, and only in the case of the Mycenaean imports with large amount of 
consumption vessels. Earlier local material indicates that the site was known as early as the 
beginning of the Late Cypriote period, and it implies a connection between the inhabitants of 
the main occupation of the 13th century and the earlier sites that surround the hill.