Consulting curator Joanna Smith discusses a decadelong journey to open Gallery 12 at The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

LIMASSOL, Cyprus (Reuters) - Cyprus has opened its first underwater archaeological park, offering visitors a glimpse of history at one of the eastern Mediterranean's best preserved ancient harbours.

AMATHUS, Cyprus — It’s said that Demetrius the Besieger, a mighty warrior king and one of Alexander the Great’s successors, built this harbor on Cyprus’ southern coast 2,400 years ago to thwart a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a magnificent ancient temple in a quiet valley in Cyprus where hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek god Apollo have been found. The site dates back nearly 2,700 ...

Salamis was once one of Cyprus's most important cities-kingdoms in antiquity. Today, its ruins lie near Famagusta in northern ...

When a section of road in eastern Cyprus collapsed, officials looked into the gaping hole and were surprised to find a long-forgotten ancient tomb. Excavations revealed the roughly 2,000-year-old ...

Scientists in the 1960s discovered an ancient Greek merchant vessel off the coast of northern Cyprus. They found a time capsule that was a fascinating glimpse into a crucial period of the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When scientists in the 1960s excavated the wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus, what they found was an amazing time capsule from a pivotal ...

Archaeologists diving off the southeastern coast of Cyprus just discovered an ancient treasure: the first known "undisturbed Roman shipwreck" in the country's history, according to a statement put out ...

The recent visit of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to Cyprus was not merely a diplomatic courtesy call. It was laden with history, symbolism and strategic meaning, offering both nations an opportunity ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AMATHUS, Cyprus (AP) — It’s said that ...