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A major archaeological discovery has come to light in Larnaka (ancient Kition), where researchers have identified 23 previously unknown ships dating back more than 3,000 years, to the period traditionally associated with Homeric Cyprus. The find, announced by the Department of Antiquities, significantly enriches our understanding of the…
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Dr Artemis Georgiou to Deliver Lecture at the University of Toronto on Late Bronze Age Cypriot Relief Friezes Dr Artemis Georgiou, project director of the COMPAS ERC Starting Grant, will be delivering an invited lecture at the Archaeology Centre, University of Toronto, co‑hosted with the Royal Ontario Museum.…
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The Department of Antiquities has announced the completion of the 2026 excavation season at Erimi‑Laonin tou Porakou, where the Italian Archaeological Mission of the Università degli Studi di Siena continued its long‑term investigation of the Middle Bronze Age settlement and cemetery. Fieldwork took place between 27 July and…
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The French archaeological mission at Amathous—carried out by the French School at Athens, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Laboratoire HiSoMA, MOM, Lyon—completed its second excavation season on the West Terrace of the acropolis between 30 March and 24 April 2026. The work was directed…
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Another successful excavation season has been completed at the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa. The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announced that the joint team from the Universities of Frankfurt and Rostock has completed its 2025 campaign at Pera Oreinis — a season marked…
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The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cyprus has announced the completion of the 2025 excavation season carried out by the North Carolina State University team at the prehistoric cemetery of Makounta–Voules/Mersinoudia in the Pafos District. Project Framework and TeamThe fieldwork…
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The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture has announced the successful completion of the 2025 field campaign of the Hala Sultan Tekke Hinterland Project, a multi‑year research initiative exploring the wider landscape surrounding the major Late Bronze Age urban centre of Hala Sultan Tekke in…
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A Window into Roman-Era Drinking HabitsA new open-access study by Małgorzata Kajzer and Edyta Marzec (2026) sheds fresh light on how people in Early Roman Nea Paphos consumed—and produced—thin-walled pottery, a signature small-sized drinking tableware. The research focuses on finds from the city’s agora and Fabrika Hill, combining…
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Cyprus Archaeology is the new spotlight at the Musee de Louvre in Paris. One of the largest and most important museums in the world, hosts a new exhibition focusing on Cyprus archaeology and culture, as part of the Cultural Programme of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of…
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