infonorthcyprus Mar 27 5 min Enkomi By Caroline Houghton The name of Enkomi is associated with written records from Egypt, Ugarit (Northern Syria), the Hittite Kingdom...
infonorthcyprus Mar 5 7 min Picrolite Figurines and Pendants by Caroline Houghton Picrolite figurines are enigmatic and beguiling objects which are commonly found in archaeological sites, dating...
infonorthcyprus Mar 2 6 min Feasting in Bronze Age Cyprus Just as today, ancient people used feasting & drinking ceremonies as a method to establish their elite status, by organising feasts...
infonorthcyprus Mar 1 2 min Ancient pips reveal thirst for pleasures of the vine Gastroarchaeology, the study of our ancestors’ cooking and eating habits, has a long history. Based initially on animal bones, the recent...
infonorthcyprus Mar 1 2 min Lapta Roman Fish Pools Fish pools, cut from the solid rock, occur in several locations along the northern coast of North Cyprus, but the most well-known and...
infonorthcyprus Feb 23 4 min Panayia Absinthiotissa (or Apsinthiotissa) Monastery Located within the Tashkent Nature Park on the Southern side of the Pentadaktylos mountains. Panagia Absinthiotissa is named after the...
infonorthcyprus Feb 22 4 min Bronze Age Tombs, Karmi (Lapatsa and Palealona) The cemetery at Karmi lies mid-way between two of the major settlements Bellapais and Lapithos. Dating from the Bronze Age, circa....
infonorthcyprus Feb 21 2 min Must Visit: Fully Renovated Archaeological Museum of Pafos District Following years of renovations, the Archaeological Museum of Pafos (Paphos) has finally opened its doors, and it has been worth the wait!...
infonorthcyprus Feb 16 23 min Social, Economic and Political History of Cyprus Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily and Sardinia. The island of Cyprus has attracted states and...
infonorthcyprus Jan 23 5 min Forgotten for over a century, ancient sanctuary reveals its treasures Treasures from the sanctuary at Frangissa are on display in London and Toronto, but its exact location remained a mystery until last year....
infonorthcyprus Oct 21, 2020 2 min 3,200-year-old artifacts unearthed in North Cyprus Archeologists have unearthed some 137 pieces of artifacts dating back 3,200 years in the northern part of Cyprus. The artifacts are...
infonorthcyprus Aug 7, 2019 1 min Minister tours rare Akaki mosaics depicting scenes from chariot race (photos) Transport Minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou on Thursday visited an archaeological site in Akaki where excavations of a villa have uncovered...
infonorthcyprus Oct 3, 2017 8 min Studies of world’s first farmers hampered by bitter political stalemate in Cyprus AKANTHOU, CYPRUS—Archaeologist Müge Şevketoğlu walks down a dirt road toward the Mediterranean coast, trying to make sense of a skeleton...
infonorthcyprus Apr 4, 2017 3 min Searching for the Lost City of Copper 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...
