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The 2026 excavation season at Marchello in Kouklia, ancient Palaepaphos, has uncovered important new evidence for a Late Bronze Age defensive complex, including the development of a projecting bastion into a substantial tower. The August–September excavations were conducted by the Department of History and Archaeology of the National…
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The second excavation season at the Chalcolithic settlement of Erimi Pamboula has been completed, bringing to light further evidence about the architecture, material culture and everyday activities of the prehistoric community that occupied the site. The excavations took place from 25 June to 24 July 2026 and were…
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The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture presents With What Remains, an exhibition at the Cyprus Museum featuring works by Andreas Mallouris and Leontios Toumpouris, curated by Cristina Anglada. The exhibition runs from 6 November 2026 to 31 January 2027. Taking place as the Cyprus…
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New discoveries at Dromolaxia-Vyzakia/Hala Sultan Tekke provide important evidence for the origins of one of Bronze Age Cyprus’s largest and most internationally connected urban centres. Archaeologists working at Dromolaxia-Vyzakia/Hala Sultan Tekke have uncovered, for the first time, stratified architectural remains and diagnostic pottery dating to the 15th–17th centuries…
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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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