#Antiquities Department

A Cypriot ceramic vase nearly 4,000 years old was returned to Cyprus from Canada on Tuesday, after it had been listed for sale at an online auction. The Department of Antiquities ...

Forty-eight Cypriot antiquities dating from the early bronze age to the medieval period have been returned to Cyprus from Greece and were on Tuesday formally handed over to the Cyprus ...

The architecture of the Tombs of the Kings in Paphos “combines Greek, Egyptian and Macedonian elements”, the antiquities department said on Wednesday, adding that this fact reflects “the multicultural character ...

Archaeologists have uncovered over 20 ancient votive statue bases at the Apollo sanctuary in Frangissa, near Pera Orinis, it was made known on Friday. The department of antiquities said the newly ...

Eighteen Cypriot antiquities have been handed over to the embassy of the Republic of Cyprus Embassy in Washington after being identified in an online auction by officials monitoring the illegal ...

When authorities recently seized an ancient Bible at a checkpoint and handed it over to the Department of Antiquities, the incident served as a reminder of the enduring historical and ...

Two Cypriot antiquities have been repatriated from the United States, the antiquities department said on Tuesday. The antiquities were delivered to the Cyprus embassy in Washington in November. They had ...

A ceramic antiquity has been returned to Cyprus after being identified in an online auction, the antiquities department announced on Tuesday. The juglet, dating to 750 BC, was handed over during ...

The antiquities department on Friday said that recent reports describing the unification project of Larnaca’s archaeological sites as “stalled” or “completely halted” do not reflect the full situation. The ...

The antiquities department has updated the guided tour experience of archaeological sites by launching a new digital platform and placing QR codes at ancient monuments, the deputy ministry of culture ...

In a significant step to combat the illegal trafficking of cultural heritage items, the Cyprus customs department on Friday handed over two ancient coins to the department of antiquities. The ...

The Antiquities Department of the deputy culture ministry has received a donation of an Kourion excavation archive by American archaeologist David Soren of the University of Arizona. Soren carried out ...

The longstanding neglect of a 19th-century windmill in the Exo Vrysi area has sparked public outcry, with Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos openly criticising the Department of Antiquities for its inaction. ...

A total of 266 Cypriot antiquities were handed over to Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou in Claremont, Los Angeles, on Tuesday, including a rare copper talent, the third such artefact to ...

A ring-shaped vessel of the Late Bronze Age of Cypriot origin was repatriated from Paris on November 1, the department of antiquities said on Friday. The antiquity was located by the ...

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 marble statue of Apollo’s twin sister Artemis dating to the fourth century AD was found during the 2024 final excavation season of the Kourion Urban Space Project, it was ...

Were people members of a cult 4,000 years ago in Bronze Age Cyprus, and did they use monoliths like the mysterious one found in Erimi? Is a skeleton with a bludgeoned ...

An ancient tomb has been discovered during the preparatory work for improvement projects planned in the Tziamouda area in Limassol, it was announced on Friday. The discovery was made during ...

Sunday marked the sixth year of the European Day of Conservation-Restoration, the antiquities department said. The annual day is an initiative of the European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers’ Organisations (ECCO). #gallery-88 { ...

Ancient human remains, stone anchors and Late Roman amphorae are amongst the “significant cultural treasures” atop and near Geronisos island uncovered during a three-month archaeological programme. The antiquities department announced ...

Finding ancient Cypriot artefacts is of crucial importance to the justice ministry and measures will be undertaken to protect cultural heritage, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Wednesday. In statements ...

The antiquities department has installed four new digital information points (infokiosks) at four of Cyprus’ mediaeval castles. The new infokiosks will serve Limassol castle, Larnaca castle, Paphos castle and Kolossi ...

A fire that broke out over the weekend in Larnaca damaged an abandoned house, the fire service said on Sunday. Three fire engines responded to the call at around 3.15pm ...