Food & Lifestyle

By Caroline Houghton The name of Enkomi is associated with written records from Egypt, Ugarit (Northern Syria), the Hittite Kingdom...

by Caroline Houghton Picrolite figurines are enigmatic and beguiling objects which are commonly found in archaeological sites, dating...

Just as today, ancient people used feasting & drinking ceremonies as a method to establish their elite status, by organising feasts...

Gastroarchaeology, the study of our ancestors’ cooking and eating habits, has a long history. Based initially on animal bones, the recent...

Fish pools, cut from the solid rock, occur in several locations along the northern coast of North Cyprus, but the most well-known and...

Located within the Tashkent Nature Park on the Southern side of the Pentadaktylos mountains. Panagia Absinthiotissa is named after the...

The cemetery at Karmi lies mid-way between two of the major settlements Bellapais and Lapithos. Dating from the Bronze Age, circa....

Following years of renovations, the Archaeological Museum of Pafos (Paphos) has finally opened its doors, and it has been worth the wait!...

Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily and Sardinia. The island of Cyprus has attracted states and...

Treasures from the sanctuary at Frangissa are on display in London and Toronto, but its exact location remained a mystery until last year....

Archeologists have unearthed some 137 pieces of artifacts dating back 3,200 years in the northern part of Cyprus. The artifacts are...

Transport Minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou on Thursday visited an archaeological site in Akaki where excavations of a villa have uncovered...

AKANTHOU, CYPRUS—Archaeologist Müge Şevketoğlu walks down a dirt road toward the Mediterranean coast, trying to make sense of a skeleton...

Rich in copper, skilled in bronzework, Cyprus was courted as a trading partner all over the ancient world. So why did it take so long for...