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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…
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Excavations Continue at 3,400-Year-Old Late Bronze Age Site in Cyprus: Striking Discoveries in Dromolaxia-Vyzakia Necropolis
Ongoing archaeological excavations in Cyprus uncover richly furnished tombs and evidence of long-distance trade from the Late Bronze Age The Department of Antiquities under the Ministry of Culture of Cyprus has announced that excavations at the Late Bronze Age settlement of Dromolaxia-Vyzakia (Hala Sultan Tekke) continued throughout May and June 2024. Led by Professor Peter…