Underwater works at Amathus
Underwater work to better showcase the ancient harbour of Amathus will get underway on Thursday, the antiquities department said on Wednesday.
The initiative is part of a trans-border EU project, ...
Ancient tombs point to rich families from wealthy Cypriot community
Swedish archaeologists in cooperation with the antiquities department have excavated two burial tombs at the site of Dromolaxia-Vyzakia that they believe belonged to two rich families judging by the nature ...
New Cyprus Museum will be island’s ‘biggest cultural project’ (with video)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday welcomed the announcement on the €121.3m tender for the construction of the new archaeological museum, dubbed as “the biggest cultural project in the country”.
The ...
After long delays, Larnaca museum to reopen next month
Larnaca museum is expected to reopen early next year after its renovation, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Monday.
The minister visited the museum with the head of the antiquities ...
Bronze Age workshop at Erimi site ‘held pivotal role’ in settlement
A workshop complex at the Middle Bronze Age settlement at Laonin tou Porakou on a high plateau on the eastern Kouris riverbank held a pivotal role and a peculiar ideological ...
Kouklia dig focuses on workshop complex
The plateau of Hadjiabdoulla east of Kouklia, with its monumental workshop complex and a palatial complex to the east, was the acropolis of the ancient city of Paphos in the 5...
Underwater works at Amathus completed
The antiquities department announced on Tuesday the completion of underwater works and digital mapping of the ancient port of Amathus in Limassol which is to operate as an underwater archaeological ...
Upgrade for ancient Idalion
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Wednesday presented a €1.65m project to fund the construction of an archaeological park at the ancient administrative acropolis of Idalion, aiming to the promotion of ...
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 city was signed on Wednesday ...
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 students’ handmade replicas, as part ...
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 2015, a team of archaeologists from ...
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 University of Warsaw’s Centre ...
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 McCartney. Dr McCartney had been ...
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 say.
The museum has had ...