Lectures and videos
Lectures on ancient Cyprus
Every talk published by the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus and by CAARI, the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, together with the documentaries and lectures from other channels that cover Cyprus. Each page describes what the talk covers and gives chapters, so you can go straight to the part you need. Many of the University of Cyprus lectures are in Greek.
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2026·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·1 h 1 min·Not about Cyprus
Cilician Kinet Höyük, Cyprus, and the Archaeology of Seaports; Achaemenid Cilicia: Kinet Höyük and Beyond
Marie-Henriette Gates, Charles Gates
Marie-Henriette Gates and Charles Gates present the Bronze Age and Achaemenid Persian periods at the Cilician seaport of Kinet Höyük and across Cilicia.
2026·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·1 h 15 min·In Greek
The Byzantine Museum in a New Era: Repatriation, Conservation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage through Museum and Cultural Diplomacy
Ioannis Eliades
Ioannis Eliades on the repatriation and conservation of church art from the occupied north and the 2025 reinstallation of the Byzantine Museum in Nicosia.
2026·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·1 h 18 min
Recent finds and new directions in the epigraphy of ancient Cyprus
Artemis Karnava
Artemis Karnava surveys recent Cypro-Minoan, Cypriot Syllabic and Phoenician inscriptions from Cyprus, the new epigraphic corpus, and digital epigraphy.
2026·Dig.·55 min
After Collapse: The World of the Early Iron Age
Dig. surveys the Early Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean and Near East, with a segment on Cyprus from Late Cypriot IIIA to the rise of the city-kingdoms.
2026·Wanax TV·1 h 14 min
Who were the Lukka? (Sea Peoples of Lycia in Late Bronze Age)
Wanax TV surveys Hittite, Egyptian and Ugaritic records of the Lukka in the Late Bronze Age, including raids on Alashiya and the letters from Ugarit to Cyprus.
2026·CAARI Cyprus·1 h 39 min
Textiles in ancient Cyprus and modern weaving practice
Giulia
A lecture on the archaeological evidence for spinning, weaving and dyeing in ancient Cyprus, followed by a practical demonstration of handloom weaving.
2026·CAARI Cyprus·49 min
Halloumi and the Archaeology of Cheesemaking
A lecture from the CraftCY Workshop on the chemistry and history of halloumi, archaeological methods for detecting ancient dairy, and Cypriot ethnoarchaeology.
2026·CAARI Cyprus·52 min
Ceramic Production and the Introduction of the Potter's Wheel in Bronze Age Cyprus
Michalis Pappas, Maria Alonetou
A lecture and practical demonstration from the CraftCY Workshop on traditional Cypriot pottery and the transition to wheel-making in the Late Bronze Age.
2026·Wanax TV·1 h 22 min
Who Were the Teresh? (Sea Peoples and the Late Bronze Age Collapse)
Wanax TV examines the Teresh among the Sea Peoples, touching on the destruction of Alashiya, the Ugarit letters, and the rise of Cyprus's Greek city-kingdoms.
2026·Wanax TV·1 h 10 min
Who were the Denyen? (Sea Peoples and Late Bronze Age Collapse)
Wanax TV examines Egyptian sources and theories on the Denyen, touching on the destruction of Alashiya on Cyprus and the arrival of Mycenaean Greeks.
2026·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·45 min·Not about Cyprus
Faience, Glass, and Painted Palaces: Piramesse, Colourful Capital City of Egypt in the Late Bronze Age
Henning Franzmeier
Henning Franzmeier on the archaeology, international connections, and colour workshops of the Ramesside capital Pi-Ramesse (Qantir) in Egypt's Nile Delta.
2026·Wanax TV·1 h 22 min
Who were the Ekwesh? (Sea Peoples and the Achaeans)
A Wanax TV livestream on the Ekwesh and the Achaeans, with discussion of Late Bronze Age Alashiya on Cyprus and the Sea Peoples.
2026·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·1 h 22 min
The archaeology of Bronze Age Lapithos: from 1913 to 2025
Jenny Webb
Jenny Webb on her ten-year project publishing legacy tomb excavations from Early and Middle Bronze Age Lapithos and their implications for Cypriot copper trade.
2026·The Archaeological Society Malta·1 h 5 min
Conquering the Sea: A Story of Ambition, Boulders, and Ashlar Blocks from Amathous, Cyprus
Judith Gatt
Judith Gatt examines the construction of the Hellenistic harbour breakwater at Amathus, from its ashlar blocks and boulder layers to its workforce.
2025·Wanax TV·1 h 7 min
Battle of the Nile Delta (Sea Peoples' Invasion of Egypt c. 1175 BC)
Wanax TV reconstructs the Sea Peoples' invasion of Egypt c. 1175 BC, discussing the fall of Alashiya on Cyprus and the later emergence of Cypriot city-kingdoms.
2025·Wanax TV·2 h 18 min
The Philistines after the Bronze Age Collapse
Wanax TV traces the history of the Philistines from the Bronze Age collapse to Babylon, comparing their pottery, script, and origins with Greek Cyprus.
2025·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·53 min·In Greek
German and German-Speaking Archaeologists and Other Scholars in Cyprus (19th and Early 20th Centuries)
Yiannis Violaris
Yiannis Violaris examines the 19th- and early 20th-century German and German-speaking scholars, travellers and collectors who studied and excavated in Cyprus.
2025·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·53 min
From the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age at Kissonerga
Lindy Crewe
Lindy Crewe examines the transition from the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age at Kissonerga-Mosphilia and Kissonerga-Skalia, alongside evidence for marine use.
2025·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·1 h 5 min
Excavations at the sanctuary of the female deity on the eastern acropolis of Idalion
Stephan G. Schmid
Stephan G. Schmid presents the Berlin and University of Cyprus excavations at the sanctuary of the female goddess on the eastern acropolis of Idalion.
2025·Wanax TV·1 h 2 min
Kušmešuša - King of Cyprus in Late Bronze Age
Wanax TV on Kušmešuša, the only named Bronze Age king of Alashiya, the Cypriot copper trade, Ugarit correspondence, and the Late Bronze Age collapse.
2025·Dig.·21 min
The Archaeology of Zombies, Vampires, and Ghosts
A video essay on ancient fears of the undead, opening with an eight-minute case study on intramural and deviant burials at Neolithic Khirokitia in Cyprus.
2025·Wanax TV·2 h 33 min
Trojan War: Catalogue of Achaean and Trojan Armies
Wanax TV reviews the Iliad's Catalogue of Ships and Trojan battle order, with segments on the Cypriot syllabary, Arcadocypriot Greek, and Alashiya's navy.
2025·Wanax TV·2 h 6 min
Identity of the Sea Peoples (Bronze Age Collapse)
Wanax TV examines the ten Sea Peoples named in Egyptian records and discusses the fall of Alashiya, Pyla-Kokkinokremos, and Greek settlement on Cyprus.
2025·Dig.·56 min
Alashiya: Cyprus in the Bronze Age
A video essay on Bronze Age Cyprus and the kingdom of Alashiya, comparing Egyptian, Hittite and Ugaritic texts with the island's archaeological record.
2025·CAARI Cyprus·52 min
La Longue Durée: The View from Idalion
Pamela Gaber
Pamela Gaber reflects on fifty-three years of excavating Idalion, tracing its four-millennium history, early urbanism, goddess iconography, and sanctuary life.
2025·Wanax TV·3 h 36 min
History of the Mycenaean-Hittite Conflicts (c. 1400-1200 BC)
Wanax TV surveys Late Bronze Age conflicts between Ahhiyawa and Hatti, including Madduwatta's raids on Alashiya and the destruction of Enkomi around 1180 BC.
2025·Dig.·43 min
Before Collapse: The Late Bronze Age World
An overview by the channel Dig. of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East in the Late Bronze Age, with a section on Cyprus, its copper trade, and Alashiya.
2025·Dig.·37 min
Phoenician Tyre: The Rise, Reach, and Fall of a Maritime Power
A history of Phoenician Tyre from the Bronze Age to Alexander, covering its colony at Kition, Sargon II's stele, Luli's flight to Cyprus, and Evagoras I.
2025·The Archaeological Society Malta·55 min
Tyre and the first Phoenician diaspora in the Mediterranean
Francisco J. Núñez
Francisco J. Núñez dates the earliest Phoenician expansion to the ninth century BC, comparing levels at the Kition temple of Astarte with the sequence at Tyre.
2025·CAARI Cyprus·40 min
Building Bronze Age Cyprus: An Integrative Approach to Monumental Architecture and Ashlar Masonry
Caroline Barnes, Graham Braun
Caroline Barnes presents a study with Graham Braun and Kevin Fisher on the energetics, tool marks and builders of Late Bronze Age Cypriot ashlar architecture.
2025·CAARI Cyprus·54 min
Changes in Ground Stone Technology Related to Early Copper Use in Cyprus (3500–1900 BC)
Ellon Souter
Ellon Souter on how ground stone tool manufacture and use changed across Cyprus during the uptake of copper from the Middle Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age.
2025·The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures·57 min
Cypriot Archaeology between Classical and Near Eastern Traditions
Catherine Kearns
Catherine Kearns traces the history of Cypriot archaeology through eight objects and sites, from 19th-century collecting to post-1974 heritage politics.
2025·CAARI Cyprus·23 min
Cyprus and Ugarit: Connecting Material and Mercantile Worlds
Bernard Knapp
Bernard Knapp presents his book on the material and mercantile links between Late Bronze Age Cyprus and Ugarit from c. 1650 to 1200 BC.
2025·Dig.·15 min
How many Alashiyas were there?
A video essay from the channel Dig. examining whether Late Bronze Age Alashiya was a single Cypriot kingdom or a group of regional polities.
2025·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·58 min·Not about Cyprus
Çeşme-Bağlararası: A Western Anatolian Harbour Site Destroyed by the Tsunamis and Volcanic Ashes of the Bronze Age Thera Eruption
Vasıf Şahoğlu
Vasıf Şahoğlu presents the stratigraphic, geoarchaeological and radiocarbon evidence for the Bronze Age Thera tsunami and ashfall at Çeşme-Bağlararası.
2025·Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus·47 min·In Greek·Not about Cyprus
Metals and Colonisation in the Northern Aegean
Giorgos Sanidas
Giorgos Sanidas on ore deposits, ironworking and silver extraction in the northern Aegean from the Early Iron Age to the Archaic colonies.
2025·Wanax TV·33 min
Kingdom of Alashiya: History of Cyprus in the Bronze Age
Wanax TV surveys the Bronze Age kingdom of Alashiya through Egyptian, Hittite and Ugaritic texts, from copper trade to the twelfth-century collapse.
2025·History Time·6 h 38 min
The Complete Bronze Age Greek World
Pete Kelly
Pete Kelly surveys the Mycenaean world in twenty-six chapters, with a segment on Late Bronze Age Cyprus, Enkomi, script, and the 12th-century collapse.
2024·CAARI Cyprus·50 min
Creating Narratives for the Roman and Late Roman Copper Production in the Central Northern Troodos
Kristina Winther-Jacobsen, Angus Graham
Kristina Winther-Jacobsen and Angus Graham present the Life at the Furnace project on Roman and Late Roman copper production in the northern Troodos foothills.
2024·CAARI Cyprus·46 min·Not about Cyprus
Characterizing a Region with Archaeological Field Survey
Nathan Meyer
Nathan Meyer tests pedestrian survey spacing from 5 to 50 metres with a Python simulation and proposes redirecting saved field time to targeted search.