Renovation works at Larnaca museum more than three years behind schedule (Updated)
Larnaca municipality on Monday called on the transport minister to step in and ensure the completion of building works on the archaeological museum which are...
Antiquities Department
2020 excavations completed at Kouklia despite pandemic restrictions
The antiquities department has announced the completion of the 15th annual field campaign carried out by the University of Cyprus in the Palaepafos area of the...
Lost ancient sanctuary found 100 years after being forgotten
Archaeologists excavating near ancient Tamassos have located one of the most important sanctuaries discovered in Cyprus to date, more than 100 years after its exact...
Trove of antiquities uncovered in Larnaca (Updated)
A large number of important ancient artefacts and tombs have been discovered in Larnaca during ongoing construction of the town’s sewage system, it emerged on...
Antiquities department staff oppose being brought under education ministry
Antiquities department staff said on Friday they disagreed with a proposal to transfer their department to a planned deputy ministry of culture as it risks...
Dismay as antiquities department give go ahead for hotel on ancient site
Environmentalists and local authorities in Yeroskipou have expressed their dismay following the shock decision of the antiquities department to allow the construction of a new...
Free entrance to 12 museums to boost visits
Access to the 12 museums under the jurisdiction of the Antiquities Department will be free of charge after Cabinet on Thursday approved the ‘Museums for...
Cyprus accuses British company of illegally excavating ancient shipwrecks
The Cypriot authorities have accused a private British company of illegally excavating ancient shipwrecks in the eastern Mediterranean and “violently extracting objects, causing destruction to...
Improved visitor experience at Paphos archaeological park
Two touch screens will be installed at the archaeological park of Kato Paphos, and a free app will also be launched, both aimed at enhancing...
New memorandum to protect Cyprus’ archaeology
A MEMORANDUM of understanding to help monitor and prevent theft from archaeological sites was signed on Wednesday between the police, antiquities department and the Cyprus...
Major exhibition of Cypriot archaeology opens in the Netherlands on Friday
The first major exhibition centered on the archaeology of Cyprus to be shown in the Netherlands will open on Friday. Titled: ‘A Dynamic Island’, the exhibition tells...
Empty rooms haunt Larnaca museum, irk tourism board
THE Larnaca tourism board said on Friday it was fed up that the district museum remains closed and called on the department of antiquities to...
Cypriot antiquity handed back during a ceremony in Brussels
A valuable inscribed Cypriot gravestone was handed back on Thursday evening during a gathering at the country’s Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels. The...
Antiquities department, Church to co-operate over new high rise
The Department of Antiquities and the Church of Cyprus have agreed to co-operate over a proposed controversial high-rise project in Geroskipou. The recently uncovered Hellenistic...
Large Hellenistic complex found in Yeroskipou
By Stefanos Marangos A large complex from a temple of the Hellenistic period was discovered in Yeroskipou during excavations conducted by the Department of Antiquities,...
Paphos mayor bemoans delay in re-opening museum
The Paphos museum has been closed since 2016 because the department of antiquities is shirking its responsibilities, Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos announced, while the department...
Greens say historic bridge in danger of collapse
A historic bridge in Paphos, dating back to at least the 1600s, is in danger of collapse despite previous government assurances that it would be...
Antiquities department working to minimise fire hazards at ancient sites
The antiquities department is in a race against time to minimize fire hazards in archaeological sites ahead of a busy summer season. Speaking to CNA...
Getty collaboration to improve management of Paphos mosaics
The antiquities department is collaborating with the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles to develop a comprehensive conservation and management plan for the World Heritage sites...
Uncovering mosaics a painstaking process
Inconvenient location hampers work on important ancient mosaics By Annette Chrysostomou The antiquities department has plans for two big ancient mosaics for this year, one...