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3,500-Year-Old Tomb with Remains of 17 Elites and Precious Artifacts Found in Cyprus
Excavations in a Bronze Age city on Cyprus have revealed an industrious people whose community ... elaborate and luxurious known from the late Bronze Age on Cyprus. The skeletons were scattered, apparently to make way ... will shed even more light on the early history of Cyprus. Dr. Fischer specializes in Cypriot and Near Eastern ...
Mark Miller - 07/08/2016 - 03:49
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Commandaria: The Oldest Wine in Production, Praised By Homer, and Richard the Lionheart's "King of Wines"
... have ceased to be produced. The Commandaria wine of Cyprus has been continually produced from the vineyards of ... villages on the slopes of the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. The name of the wine is related to the region in ... to bear the same name. Sunset in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus where the grapes for Commandaria wine are grown. ( ...
Caleb Strom - 14/03/2019 - 17:51
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Religious statues from Cyprus show evidence of astronomical writing
... back around 3,300 years and found at various sites in Cyprus, has revealed the presence of astronomical ... of the moon and the sun. Dr Cunningham found that all five Cyprus Bronze Age statues share virtually identical features ... Science Journal By April Holloway Religious statues from Cyprus show evidence of astronomical writing ...
aprilholloway - 17/01/2014 - 06:24
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4,000-year-old cosmetics shop found in Cyprus
... at the Pyrgos-Mavroraki archaeological site in Limassol, Cyprus. It is the first time that evidence has been found ... and 58 shells was identified," said University of Cyprus archaeology professor Demetris Michaelides. All previous discoveries of cosmetics both in Cyprus and elsewhere have been for personal use. "This is a ...
aprilholloway - 26/12/2013 - 04:26
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Archaeologists unearth earliest complete human figurine in Cyprus
... have unearthed the oldest ever human figurine in Cyprus , which has been dated to 10,500 to 11,000 years old. ... ago it was believed that the first humans arrived in Cyprus 8,000 years ago. However, excavations at the site ... farming and agriculture. More importantly, it meant that Cyprus was involved in the very early Neolithic world and ...
aprilholloway - 24/09/2013 - 06:33
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Which Goddess Lost Her Legs in a Shipwreck? 2,700-Year-Old Terracotta Statue Discovered in Turkish Waters
... The Statue Represents an Ancient Greek Goddess from Cyprus – (Possibly Aphrodite?) The ceramic sculpture ... speculated that it depicts an ancient Greek goddess from Cyprus. Even though it’s too early to say for certain, ... amulet with strange palindrome inscription discovered in Cyprus More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 24/01/2017 - 19:58
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Byzantine monks used asbestos in wall paintings centuries before Industrial Revolution
... Byzantine monastery of Enkleistra of St Neophytos in Cyprus. Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate ... the 12 th -century paintings of the Byzantine monastery in Cyprus, when they discovered asbestos in the finish coating ... The Byzantine monastery of Enkleistra of St Neophytos in Cyprus. Photo credit: Ioanna Kakoulli, UCLA Although asbestos ...
aprilholloway - 01/04/2014 - 23:33
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Ancient Sex Curse Revealed: May Your Penis Hurt When You Make Love!
... been called the Penis Curse from the kingdom of Amathus in Cyprus: "May your penis hurt when you make love." In ... evidence, the location of the find seems oddly fitting. Cyprus, where "archeologists found a curse…on a lead ... Taking these factors into consideration, a penis curse at Cyprus seems almost anticlimactic. Casting Hate: Greek Curse ...
Riley Winters - 24/02/2018 - 18:48
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Metals in Bronze Age Weapons Discovered in Sweden Came from Distant Lands
... were made with copper from southern Europe, Turkey, and Cyprus. The researchers determined the place of the origin of ... trading from the Mediterranean region. The distance from Cyprus to Sweden is about 3,000 kilometers or 1,865 miles as ... axes and proved that some came from Cypriot copper mines. Cyprus is at the far eastern end of the Mediterranean, off ...
Mark Miller - 13/05/2016 - 21:35
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The Elusive Ayia Napa Sea Monster - Is It Really Out There?
... the waters around Cape Greco, in the southeastern part of Cyprus. There is little evidence to support the existence of ... the waters around Cape Greco, in the southeastern part of Cyprus . There is little evidence to support the existence of ... Call of the Cryptid: The Ayia Napa/Scylla sea monster of Cyprus!. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 24/04/2019 - 14:40
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Love and Intrigue: Ruins of King Pierre I and Joanna l’Aleman's Forbidden Romance
... affair is the work ' Recital concerning the sweet land of Cyprus entitled 'Chronicle' by Leontios Macheras. It was ... de Lusignan, rose to prominence by securing the throne of Cyprus in 1192, a position they retained until 1489. Pierre I ... 9, 1328 - January 17, 1369, also known as Peter I of Cyprus) became the tenth Lusignan ruler of Cyprus, following ...
Nicholas Costa - 17/04/2024 - 20:57
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How Old Are the Most Ancient Houses in a Prominent Cypriot City?
Polish archaeologists working on Cyprus have discovered the oldest-known homes in Nea Paphos, ... of an important city. Polish archaeologists working on Cyprus have discovered the oldest-known homes in Nea Paphos, ... or PAP. 2,400-Year-Old Aristocrat Family Tomb Uncovered in Cyprus Sheds Light on Ancient Soloi Ancient Greek amulet with ...
Mark Miller - 15/04/2017 - 02:04
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Orichalcum: Legendary Metal of Atlantis, Or Just A Common Ore?
... of Sicily most likely originated from the Greek island of Cyprus, in the eastern Mediterranean. Historically, since the 4th millennium BC, Cyprus is known to have produced every copper variation known ... a term which by the way may have also originated in Cyprus, was essentially a common product used not only by the ...
Christos Djonis - 28/06/2015 - 14:51
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Professional Art Detective Tracked Clues to Find Stolen Cypriot Mosaic
... down a precious sixth century mosaic that was stolen from Cyprus almost 50 years ago. A ‘stolen art’ investigator, ... down a precious sixth century mosaic that was stolen from Cyprus almost 50 years ago. Dutchman Arthur Brand has one of ... in Lythrangomi (Boltaşlı), Karpass Peninsula, Northern Cyprus. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) The Art Of Stealing Art A BBC News ...
ashley cowie - 20/11/2018 - 13:58
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3,600-Year-Old Town of Treasures Excavated in Gaza
... More than 200 potsherds of a type rarely found outside Cyprus have been uncovered from the ruins, indicating close ... el-Ajjul was a trading centre with tight connections to Cyprus, sanctioned by the Egyptian overlord,” Gothenburg ... had a monopoly on commerce with major trade centers in Cyprus from the Middle through Late Bronze ages. Imports of ...
Mark Miller - 21/05/2016 - 03:39
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The Tale of Teucer – Legendary Archer of the Trojan War and Founder of Ancient Salamis
... Ancient Ruins of Salamis, the Once Thriving Port City of Cyprus Was There Ever a Trojan War? Bronze statue depicting ... to prevent his death. Teucer traveled to the island of Cyprus with his loyal followers with the intention of making ... birthplace. Ruins of the ancient city of Salamis, Cyprus. Xavi/ Flickr Featured image: Statue depicting ...
dhwty - 09/04/2015 - 15:08
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From Incest to Incense: The Sad and Sordid Affair of Myrrha’s Punishment by Aphrodite
... The multi-generational madness of the royal family of Cyprus includes Aphrodite’s true love and even ties to the ... The multi-generational madness of the royal family of Cyprus includes Aphrodite’s true love and even ties to the ... Myrrha (also known as Smyrna), daughter of King Cinyras of Cyprus, a monarch known all the way back to the Iliad . ...
Carly Silver - 14/06/2017 - 02:09
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More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite
... the city of Corinth, as well as the islands of Cythera and Cyprus. Ancient travel writer Pausanias mentions that mothers ... attached to them. Aphrodite - The Great Goddess of Cyprus, from Idalion, 450 - 425 BC ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) In a more ...
MartiniF - 24/09/2016 - 02:04
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Marco Antonio Bragadin Was Flayed and his Skin Kept as a Trophy
... the Venetian commander of Famagusta, and the fall of Cyprus to the Ottomans sent shockwaves throughout the ... remaining Christian enclave in the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus was a prime target for Sultan Selim II who ordered the ... alive outside the Cathedral of Saint Nicolas in Famagusta, Cyprus. Engraving by Antonio Vivani from Venetian History ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 12/08/2022 - 01:58
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Exploring an Ancient and Undeciphered Language: Eteocypriot and the Amathus Bilingual Inscription
... Lesson There was once a time when the ancient island of Cyprus had its own native language; a language which was not ... Initially discovered in 1913 at the acropolis of Amathus, Cyprus, and written on a black marble slab, the Amathus ... stock from the mainland, moving southward to the island of Cyprus. Also, at the height of the Hittite empire, Cyprus was ...
pkoutoupis - 15/09/2017 - 13:59