Contract signed for redevelopment of Paphos Gate archaeological site
A contract for the redevelopment of the Paphos Gate archaeological site in Nicosia with the aim of integrating the area into the rest of the...
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Heritage is more than a name at Limassol private school
Ancient artefacts discovered at Heritage school Heritage Private School in Limassol is hosting an archaeological exhibition with artefacts found at its premises and accompanied by...
Findings from the Chalcolithic site Palloures being presented online
Discoveries at the Chalcolithic site Palloures, Cyprus will be presented to the public in free, online symposium next month, it was announced on Tuesday. Since...
Dig to map ancient Paphos comes to an end
Excavations to reconstruct the layout of ancient Paphos have been completed, the department of antiquities announced on Monday after a joint archaeological expedition by the...
ARU pays tribute to archaeologist Dr Carole McCartney
The Archaeological Research Unit (ARU) of the University of Cyprus has issued an announcement mourning the loss of a valued member and colleague, Dr Carole...
After years of delays, Paphos museum finally opens its doors
The Paphos archaeological museum has finally opened its doors to the public after lengthy delays in upgrading work and is well worth a visit staff...
Remains of bishop beheaded by Ottomans among relics uncovered in Protaras
Antiquities dating back to the time of Nicocreon, king of Salamis in Cyprus, at the time of Alexander the Great and Heraclius, the Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641 AD, have been...
Cypriot researcher awarded €1.25m grant to study ancient trade routes
A University of Cyprus researcher has been awarded a €1.25m grant from the European Research Council (ERC), to study trade routes in the Mediterranean during...
History all the poorer as Covid stymies archaeological excavations
For decades teachers and their archaeology students have come from abroad in the summer to dig for artifacts and investigate places of historical interest in...
Restoration works to prehistoric Lemba homes completed
The maintenance and restoration works of the prehistoric houses in Lemba by the department of antiquities and the archaeological research centre has been completed, head...
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...
Bronze Age to Byzantine finds as project begins in Amargeti
Artifacts from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine period were found during the first archaeological survey by Graz University in Amargeti, Paphos, the department of...
Archaeologists to reassess locations of ancient sites after Troodos discovery
This year’s excavations in the Troodos mountains have raised fascinating questions over the location of ancient sites in Cyprus which had previously believed to be...
Ancient Idalion to become an archaeological park
The creation of an archaeological park at the ancient administrative acropolis of Idalion was announced by the Antiquities Department on Friday. Idalion was an ancient...
Clash in House over Yeroskipou archaeological site
Green Party leader Yiorgos Perdikis and Transport Minister Vasiliki Anastasiadou clashed on Thursday over excavations of an ancient site at Yeroskipou. The Yeroskipou site belongs...
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...
Dig at ancient military site sheds light on its fortification
Excavations at the site of Pyla-Vigla enabled archaeologists to get a clearer picture of the domestic and industrial area of the site’s fortification system, it...
Third Chalcolithic round house found in Makounta dig
Excavations at the Makounta-Voules archaeological site in Polis, Paphos have revealed a third Chalcolithic round house, this one with an intact floor assemblage, the antiquities department...
New finds at Paphos site inhabited for thousands of years
Archaeologists exploring a multi-period site at Prastio–Mesorotsos in Paphos have uncovered a well-preserved plaster hearth and a well-built plaster floor of an Early- or Middle-Chalcolithic...