Archaeological finds in Palaipaphos show extensive trade networks
FINDINGS in Palaipaphos have been able to establish the extensive trade networks of the island from the end of the 4th century BCE to the...
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Find could rewrite Australian human history
Axeheads and grinding stones from a cave in Australia‘s far north suggest humans arrived on the continent about 65,000 years ago, or 18,000 years earlier than...
Learning the lessons from our history
By Nicos Rossos Cyprus has no continuous history of its own, we were continuously conquered by the strongest powers in our area mainly for strategic...
Koursoumba says she has the right to weigh in on all matters child-related
Commissioner for Children’s Rights Leda Koursoumba had said her office has the right to weigh in on matters relating to children’s rights. Koursoumba had last...
Former president donates his personal digital archives to the University of Cyprus
Former President of the Republic, George Vassiliou, has donated his personal digital archives, referring to his five-year term in office (1988-1993), to the University of...
Eighty years on: is 2016 the new 1936?
Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the...
Ukraine Eurovision win raises eyebrows in Russia
By Alexei Kalmykov and Vladimir Soldatkin Ukrainians hailed their country’s unexpected victory in the Eurovision song contest as a Europe-wide endorsement of Ukraine in its...
French dig in Paphos ‘Fabrika’ area over (view gallery)
Excavations conducted in the Fabrika area of Paphos in a collaboration of the University of Avignon with the Cypriot department of antiquities have been completed,...
Nicosia ‘a multinational city’
By Annette Chrysostomou ‘Nicosia: the story of a shared and contested city’ is the subject of a research project by the Association for Historical Dialogue...
Burying Richard III, England’s last post-apocalyptic warlord
By Peter Apps This week, Britain finally buried – or rather reburied – the Dark Ages. On Thursday, King Richard III – England’s last medieval...
The British bridge builder
By Angelos Anastasiou When Cyprus became part of the British Empire in 1878, it didn’t really. The island’s status was somewhat murky, and can be...
