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Week 2: 5–11 January 2026

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Two field projects reported their 2025 seasons this week: New York University's work at the harbour of Agios Georgios, Pegeia, in the far west of the island, and the Life at the Furnace project in the copper country of the Troodos foothills. The Cyprus Institute joined a European study of Byzantine seals, and in Nicosia the restored Famagusta Gate was presented while the Department of Antiquities announced an evening to show the renewed galleries of the Cyprus Museum.

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    Fieldwork · 18 Oct

    Over 700 kg of broken jars levelled the rock for a harbour serving Justinian's basilicas at Pegeia

The coast at Agios Georgios, Pegeia, from the air.Department of Antiquities, Cyprus · The week's issue →
A terracotta figurine fragment, front and back, from the 2025 Life at the Furnace season.Department of Antiquities, Cyprus · The week's issue →
The vaulted passage of the Famagusta Gate after restoration.Deputy Ministry of Culture, Cyprus · The week's issue →
A complete jar of the Late Roman 1 type, the commonest kind among the Maniki sherds. This example is not from Maniki.Photo: vpagnouf, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · The story →