Recording the Vernacular Boats of Cyprus- 2023 Mr. Constantinos Nicolaou The proposed program constitutes a continuation and a building capacity on the study and conservation of vernacular boats, based on broader research conducted by C. Nicolaou on the vernacular shipbuilding in Cyprus, which is undertaken for the last 14 years. The Wooden Shipbuilding in Cyprus […]
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CRPD Workshop on Seafloor Characterisation for Offshore Infrastructure and Marine Planning- January 2024 Between January 23rd and 24th 2024, a two-day workshop on ‘Seafloor Characterisation for Offshore Infrastructure and Marine Planning’ took place at the Multipurpose Social Welfare and Employment Space of the Municipality of Larnaka, Cyprus. The workshop was organised by the Southampton Marine
Seafaring in the Shadows: Revealing Maritime Traditions of Chalcolithic Cyprus- Ongoing Dr Victor Klinkenberg- Postdoctoral researcher, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus In this project we aim to rectify the persistent misconception of the Chalcolithic as a non-maritime culture. This misreading is rooted in the scarce evidence for the exploitation of marine resources, and long-distance
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Capacity Building – UAV and Remote Sensing Workshop and Marine Geoarchaeology Workshop (November 2023) During November 2023, two workshops were conducted in the regions of Ayia Napa (Famagusta) and Akrotiri Peninsula (Limassol) in Cyprus. Both workshops were part of the Cyprus Regional Development Project (CRDP) funded by the Honor Frost Foundation (HFF). The project is
Filip Hajek – 2020 – University of Cyprus MA Scholar The Programme Field Archaeology on Land and under the Sea is the great opportunity to discover aspects of coastal and maritime archaeology in both theoretical and practical ways. Each course enabled me to get a background and basic knowledge for various topics, which subsequently facilitated
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North Cyprus Coast Akanthou 2019 Akanthou 2021 Ancient Harbours – ongoing Akanthou 2019 Underwater Cultural Heritage of Akanthou, Cyprus Mehmetcan Soyluoglu Project Summary Thanks to its unique position in the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus was an important landmark and stop-‐over point for ancient mariners. Recent maritime archaeological research, especially from the southern and western regions of
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Cyprus Regional Development Project With support from the Honor Frost Foundation (HFF), the Cyprus Regional Development Project (CRDP) aims to enhance regional capacity and to develop a more informed and integrated model for the protection, research, management, and dissemination of Maritime Cultural Heritage (MCH), to be ultimately deployed on the island of Cyprus and the
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C-PEPL. Excavations at Pyla Kokkinokremos on Cyprus Professor Jan Driessen The end of the 13th c. BCE or advanced Late Bronze Age in the Mediterranean is generally considered as a period of major turmoil with many important polities being destroyed (Mycenaean palaces, Troy, Hittite empire, Ugarit, etc.) and others, like Egypt, under attack by the
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Maria Michael – Training Bursary – Underwater Mapping-Methodology and Geohazards HFF Scholar Maria Michael received a Training Bursary to attend an online course on Underwater Mapping, in October 2021, organised by the National University of Athens. The purpose of the programme “Underwater Mapping – Methodology and Geohazards” was to familiarize students with marine and coastal
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Third International Congress on Archaeological Sciences in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (ICAS-EMME 3) Three bursaries were awarded to scholars and early career researchers to present their work at the third International Congress on Archaeological Sciences in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (ICAS-EMME 3), held in Cyprus at the Cyprus Institute,
