Paphos castle to be lit up red all week in support of heart defects
Paphos castle will be lit up red all week to raise public awareness over congenital heart defects, the department of antiquities said on Monday. The...
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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...
Larnaca tourism board seeks to host weddings at castle
The Larnaca Tourism Board (Etap) said on Wednesday they have asked permission from the antiquities department to use the town’s medieval castle to host weddings....
Dreamers Bay ‘one of best-preserved ancients ports in the Med’
Excavations at Dreamer’s Bay on the southern shores of the Akrotiri peninsula in the Limassol district, contains archaeological remains that appear to indicate that it...
MPs want stolen ‘Sisi gift’ to remain as part of police probe
MPs on Thursday raised questions about the authorities’ handling of a stolen ancient Egyptian artefact, which they claim was illicitly unearthed in Cyprus whereas the...
Ancient sites in north ‘at risk’
Ongoing efforts to unearth and preserve cultural treasures in the north of Cyprus remain the victim of the Department of Antiquities’ refusal to pursue collaboration...
Antiquities department issues condolences for death of eminent archaeologist
The antiquities department on Friday expressed their sorrow for the death of Dr Edgar Peltenburg, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, who...
Excavations indicate ancient city near Larnaca Salt Lake was destroyed by catastrophe
Layers of ash and shattered architectural structures found at the Late Bronze Age site of Dromolaxia-Vizakia (Hala Sultan Tekke) near Larnaca’s Salt Lake indicated the area...
First dig at Chlorakas copper age site ends
THE Department of Antiquities has announced the completion of the first season of excavations at the Chalcolithic site of Chlorakas-Palloures. The most famous Chalcolithic (copper...
Rescue excavation at threatened Cypriot archaeological site
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester are in a race against time to uncover the heritage of a threatened 1,500-year-old site on a Cyprus shoreline,...
