Two Cypriot antiquities returned by the Art of Eternity Gallery in New York to be repatriated to the island were handed over to the government at a ceremony at the ...
The Larnaca regional authority is asking the government for €15 million to pay for extra expenses caused by archaeological discoveries during sewage work.
The finds slowed down the project and made ...
Signs of human activity dating back to the first millennium BC on the western terrace of the Amathus Acropolis in Limassol were revealed by recent excavations, the department of antiquities ...
Demolition work on the Larnaca building near which the rare ancient mosaics depicting the labours of Hercules were discovered in 2016 will start on Tuesday, Larnaca municipality announced on Monday.
The ...
Τhe medieval fountain in the centre of the Paphos village of Choulou has been fully restored, mukhtar Marios Lazarou said on Tuesday.
The fountain was restored by the antiquities department ...
The government aims in 2025 to update the Interpol database with Cypriot antiquities lost abroad with information on private collections that were in the north until 1974 and have since been lost, ...
After more than 130 years of research, the hypothesis that placed the sanctuary of the great goddess of Idalion, sung in Hellenistic and Roman poetry, on the top of the hill ...
An ancient Cypriot zoomorphic urn dating from the bronze age was on Saturday formally handed back to the Cyprus government in London.
The urn was handed over by the director ...
Mathiatis may not be the centre of the universe, but it is certainly considered to be the ‘centre of balance’ in Cyprus, and that’s not just according to local ...
Antiquities removed from Cyprus in the 1960s have returned home.
The Department of Antiquities announced on Friday that a total of 37 pieces, removed by a German citizen, who was at ...
A 50-year struggle to see stolen antiquities returned to the island has finally come to a close, the director of the antiquities department said on Monday at a ceremony to ...
Sixty Cypriot antiquities looted after the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974 are to be returned to the island following the signing of an agreement between Cyprus and German authorities, ...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled in favour of Italy’s long-standing demand that the Getty Villa Museum in the United States return an ancient Greek ...
Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe could have been an ancient kiln used in the production of ceramic vessels during the Middle Bronze Age at a site in the Paphos ...
The north’s ‘antiquities department’ on Tuesday hit back at former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay, accusing him of complicity in the lawbreaking of which ...
In the mid-20th century, excavations at an ancient city caused a massive row between two archaeologists but answered the question of when the Greeks first settled in Cyprus
A ...
Excavations near Hala Sultan Tekke have unearthed tombs containing an array of impressive burial items, including locally produced pottery, ornaments and imported jewellery, according to the antiquities department.
It announced ...
A total of 36 Cyprus antiquities have been repatriated from Australia to the island, it was announced on Wednesday.
The move follows an initiative carried out by Australian government in cooperation ...
More Cypriot antiquities are expected to be repatriated from European and third countries within the next three months, the Director of the Department of Antiquities, Dr Marina Solomidou – Ieronymidou, said ...
An ancient grave with two skeletons and vases were uncovered in Limassol on Wednesday as part of the ongoing anti-flooding roadworks.
The find has been attributed as belonging to the ...
A second Larnaca archaeological site has been brought back to life through video and 3D visualisation, taking a journey back 9,500 years to when some of Cyprus’ first permanent residents established ...
An eight century BC Cypriot jug likely smuggled out of the country during the 1974 Turkish invasion was found in the Netherlands, it emerged on Tuesday.
The antiquities department said the ...
The director of Larnaca’s sewerage board on Monday suggested the government should cover additional costs incurred during works to create a sewage system in Larnaca, after a treasure trove ...
Archaeologists of the French Archaeological Mission excavating at ancient Kition have established that the harbour basin extended over the whole area of the modern archaeological site, the department of antiquities ...