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3,400-Year-Old Gold Diadem Found on a Child’s Forehead in Cyprus
A new study of elite Bronze Age tombs in Cyprus has identified nine gold diadems, including one found in its original position across the forehead of a four- or five-year-old child. The ornaments came from the cemetery of Hala Sultan Tekke, an important ancient port near modern Larnaca. Dating from between the 15th and 13th…
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The Tombs That Stayed Closed: How Hala Sultan Tekke Reveals Cyprus’ Forgotten Power
Some archaeological discoveries impress by their scale. Others by their beauty.What archaeologists encountered at Hala Sultan Tekke in 2025 was different. These tombs mattered because they were left alone. For more than three thousand years, two Bronze Age burial chambers lay sealed after their stone ceilings collapsed in antiquity. No later burials. No looting. No…