▁ ▁Tel ▁Av iv : ▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁of ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁University ., ▁ 1 3 / 1 4 : ▁ 1 7 3 – 1 8 9 . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁Cy pr us ▁in ▁the ▁pre - pot tery ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁( Cy pro - P PN B ), ▁if ▁not ▁earlier . ▁They ▁occurred ▁in ▁significant ▁numbers ▁at ▁the ▁ac er am ic ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁sites ▁of ▁K hi ro kit ia , ▁Kal avas os - T enta , ▁Cap ▁Andreas ▁K ast ros , ▁and ▁A is ▁Y i ork is , ▁and ▁were ▁important ▁through ▁the ▁C yp ri ot ▁Bron ze ▁Age . ▁A ▁Greek ▁legend , ▁related ▁by ▁A elian us ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 ▁AD , ▁rec ount s ▁how ▁the ▁de er ▁of ▁the ▁Leb anon ▁and ▁Mount ▁Car mel ▁reached ▁Cy pr us ▁by ▁sw imming ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁each ▁animal ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁de er ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁it . ▁ ▁De er ▁from ▁Ep irus ▁in ▁Greece ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁reached ▁Cor fu ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner . ▁While ▁red ▁de er ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁cross ▁open ▁water ▁in ▁their ▁season al ▁migr ations , ▁for ▁example ▁on ▁the ▁Scottish ▁islands , ▁this ▁behaviour ▁is ▁unknown ▁in ▁fall ow ▁de er . ▁ ▁Population ▁decl ine ▁Pers ian ▁fall ow ▁de er ▁were ▁formerly ▁found ▁in ▁Iran ,