It is called “Chalcolithic Period” because, despite still being in the Stone Age, copper is utilized in Cyprus during this period.
Kalavasos-Ayious [from circa 3,800 BC]
Ceramics
According to Clarke (2009), “at Agious, the pottery assemblage is characterised by Early Chalcolithic types of Red-on-White and Red Monochrome Painted ware, in typical Early Chalcolithic forms including platters, bottles with pointed bases, plus slipped or painted Coarse ware trays with lug handles and other decorative motifs that are diagnostic of the early 4th millennium BC” [Joanne Clarke, 2009].