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Police probe discovery of ancient tombs during construction work (Updated)

Gina AgapiouOctober 6, 2021October 6, 2021

By Gina AgapiouOctober 6, 2021October 6, 202101328

Paphos CID in collaboration with the antiquities department on Wednesday were investigating the possibility of criminal liability by the managers of a construction company following...

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18th century ‘royal iconostasis doors’ repatriated from Japan (Updated)

Jean ChristouAugust 25, 2021August 25, 2021

By Jean ChristouAugust 25, 2021August 25, 202101121

In one of the most complex cases to date, according to the antiquities department, the royal iconostasis doors of the church of Ayios Anastasios from...

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Renovation works at Larnaca museum more than three years behind schedule (Updated)

Gina AgapiouJanuary 25, 2021January 25, 2021

By Gina AgapiouJanuary 25, 2021January 25, 20210368

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...

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2020 excavations completed at Kouklia despite pandemic restrictions

Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 22, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 22, 20210539

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...

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Lost ancient sanctuary found 100 years after being forgotten

Staff ReporterDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020

By Staff ReporterDecember 23, 2020December 23, 202003443

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...

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Trove of antiquities uncovered in Larnaca (Updated)

Gina AgapiouOctober 20, 2020October 20, 2020

By Gina AgapiouOctober 20, 2020October 20, 202004921

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...

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Antiquities department staff oppose being brought under education ministry

Staff ReporterOctober 16, 2020

By Staff ReporterOctober 16, 20200811

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...

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Dismay as antiquities department give go ahead for hotel on ancient site

Bejay BrowneSeptember 3, 2020September 3, 2020

By Bejay BrowneSeptember 3, 2020September 3, 202005601

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...

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Free entrance to 12 museums to boost visits

Annette ChrysostomouAugust 27, 2020August 27, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouAugust 27, 2020August 27, 202001560

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...

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Cyprus accuses British company of illegally excavating ancient shipwrecks

Annette ChrysostomouApril 24, 2020April 25, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouApril 24, 2020April 25, 202009923

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...

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Improved visitor experience at Paphos archaeological park

Bejay BrowneDecember 13, 2019December 13, 2019

By Bejay BrowneDecember 13, 2019December 13, 20190474

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...

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New memorandum to protect Cyprus’ archaeology

Nick TheodoulouNovember 13, 2019

By Nick TheodoulouNovember 13, 20190522

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...

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Major exhibition of Cypriot archaeology opens in the Netherlands on Friday

Bejay BrowneOctober 10, 2019

By Bejay BrowneOctober 10, 20190651

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...

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Empty rooms haunt Larnaca museum, irk tourism board

Annette ChrysostomouSeptember 28, 2019September 28, 2019

By Annette ChrysostomouSeptember 28, 2019September 28, 20190949

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...

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Cypriot antiquity handed back during a ceremony in Brussels

Source: Cyprus News AgencySeptember 13, 2019September 13, 2019

By Source: Cyprus News AgencySeptember 13, 2019September 13, 20190390

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...

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Antiquities department, Church to co-operate over new high rise

Bejay BrowneJuly 23, 2019

By Bejay BrowneJuly 23, 20190834

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...

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Large Hellenistic complex found in Yeroskipou

Staff ReporterJuly 18, 2019

By Staff ReporterJuly 18, 201902164

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,...

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Paphos mayor bemoans delay in re-opening museum

Annette ChrysostomouJune 28, 2019

By Annette ChrysostomouJune 28, 20190414

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...

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Greens say historic bridge in danger of collapse

Bejay BrowneMay 8, 2019

By Bejay BrowneMay 8, 20190624

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...

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Antiquities department working to minimise fire hazards at ancient sites

Source: Cyprus News AgencyApril 17, 2019

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyApril 17, 20190168

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...