A signal of doom from last British governor to Cyprus
A recently uncovered 1959 letter from Sir Hugh Foot writes of his barely hidden reservations on the future of Cyprus. It’s a sobering read
This year marks 50 years since the ...
History has become increasingly contested territory
First ever study on history teaching in Europe
A significant percentage of history teachers in Cyprus don’t see the benefit or don’t have time for training courses, say ...
Climate patterns on the island to be viewed across history
An ambitious science project aims to unravel the island’s climate, land reform and disease patterns across the past millennium.
European and Lebanese scientists in collaboration with the University of ...
‘Cyprus’ history is bigger than itself’
How an exhibition on women in antiquity is linked to the Cyprus problem
An exhibition featuring the role of Cypriot women in ancient times has served as a catalyst for ...
A ghost town that was once home to the Knights Templar
Rich with a history stretching back thousands of years, Cyprus has no dearth of ghost villages, however few of them have received as much attention as Foinikas, perhaps due to ...
TC leadership backs suggestion to revise history schoolbooks
The revision of history in education to reflect ‘national values’ was among the issues raised in the north this week with the Turkish Cypriot leadership backing the idea, reports said ...
Prehistoric cemetery in Sudan shows war has been hell forever
All was not well among the peoples who inhabited the east bank of the Nile River in northern Sudan some 13,400 years ago, as revealed by the battered bodies buried in ...