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New Excavations Reveal More of Cyprus’ 4,500-Year-Old Kissonerga Settlement
A new excavation season at Kissonerga-Skalia in western Cyprus has provided further evidence for the development of a Bronze Age community that remained occupied for centuries before undergoing a dramatic transformation into a center of specialized production. The four-week 2026 campaign was conducted by the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, or CAARI, in association with…
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Lost Apollo Sanctuary in Cyprus Reveals 2,500-Year-Old Offerings Still Standing Where Worshippers Left Them
For more than a century, the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa survived mostly as an old archaeological story. First explored in 1885, then poorly published and eventually lost from the map, the rural sanctuary near Pera Oreinis in Cyprus had become one of those places known more through fragments than through the ground itself. Now…
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Ancient Rock-Cut Tomb from the Hellenistic Period Unearthed at Famagusta Port
A remarkable archaeological discovery has been made in Northern Cyprus! A rock-cut tomb dating back to the Hellenistic Period was uncovered following a collapse reported near the main route of Famagusta Port. The find is expected to shed new light on the region’s ancient history. Collapse Leads to Historical Discovery On June 21, 2025, around…