Genomes reveal timing of Homo sapiens interbreeding with Neanderthals
Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense these close cousins of our species are not gone. Their legacy lives on in the genomes of most people on ...
Fossil footprints in Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted
About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya, leaving behind intersecting trackways alongside the footprints of ...
New excavation at 13th century Carmelite church in Kato Polemidia
The antiquities department has announced the completion of the second season of excavations at the 13th century church ‘Panayia Karmiotissa’ in Kato Polemidia.
From historical sources the site is believed ...
First phase of 2024 Palaepaphos excavations completed
The Antiquities Department announced on Wednesday the completion of the first phase of the 2024 excavations for the ‘Palaepaphos Urban Landscape Project’ (PULP), led by the Archaeological Research Unit of the ...
Evidence of ancient copper mining found in Paphos district
Evidence of late chalcolithic period copper mining was found during an archaeological dig carried out this summer near the Paphos district village of Makounta.
An archaeological team made up of ...
Graves of children found at ancient site
Further significant findings have emerged from the Palloures site in Chlorakas, in an archaeological mission originally dubbed a last-minute “rescue excavation” prior to the area being razed by bulldozers.
The ...
Pitharka artefacts point to Late Bronze Age
Ceramics and stone tools and objects, dating to the Late Bronze Age, have been unearthed in Pitharka, a site that appears to have been peacefully abandoned by its settlers.
Pitharka ...
Upgrade, not relocation urged for Limassol museum
During her visit to Limassol on Thursday, Deputy Minister of Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou expressed her stance that the Limassol Archaeological Museum should remain in its current location and be upgraded.
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Kalavasos archaeologists discover ancient room
An ancient room, among other ancient artefacts, was discovered during archaeological digs at the Kalavsos-Laroumena site near Larnaca.
The findings were discovered during the digging of two trenches, both of ...
Statue found in sheep pen ‘may be 2,600 years old’
The statue found in a sheep pen in Marathovounos was determined to be a “goddess” originating from the late archaic period, between 600 and 480 BC, the north’s ‘antiquities department’ said ...
Possible Carmelite Order community uncovered in Limassol excavation
Archaeologists believe they may have found evidence of a community of the Carmelite Order in areas excavated around the Panagia Karmiotissa church in Kato Polemidia in Limassol, the antiquities department ...
Royal tombs found in Cyprus among most luxurious in Mediterranean
Archaeologists in Larnaca have unearthed a collection of royal tombs dating back to the Bronze Age, considered among the most luxurious in the Mediterranean.
The excavation, conducted near Alyki Larnaca ...
Cyprus Institute at forefront of necropolis preservation
The Cyprus Institute heralded on Monday the opening of the Shatby Necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, marking the first ever complete scientific documentation of the site.
Involved in the three-year-preservation project ...
Renowned archaeologist Vassos Karageorghis dies (updated)
Tributes have been pouring in for eminent Cypriot archaeologist and Emeritus Professor Vassos Karageorghis who died on Tuesday at the age of 92.
In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of ...