Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Archaeologist · Excavator

Philipp Kobusch

fl. 2020–2024

Archaeologist and excavator, active 2020–2024. Excavated at Pera Orinis / Frangissa (Sanctuary of Apollo, near Tamassos). Excavated with Matthias Recke; worked with Apostolos Sarris.

Life and work

  1. October 2020
    Field Director of an archaeological and geophysical survey of a valley south of Pera Orinis that located the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa (excavated in a rescue operation by Max Ohnefalsch-Richter in 1885, then forgotten); director Matthias Recke (Univ. Frankfurt). The survey found a dense scatter of sherds with fragments of sculpture and terracottas; GPR survey with the University of Cyprus under Apostolos Sarris confirmed it. Announced by the Department of Antiquities; supported by the Amricha Foundation, Leipzig.

    Pera OrinisAntiquities 2020, p. 1

Connections

3 people
Matthias ReckeMax Ohnefalsch-RichterApostolos SarrisPhilipp Kobusch
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Fieldwork & employment

Colleagues & contacts

Sources

  1. 1.Department of Antiquities, Cyprus (2020). Archaeological and geophysical survey reveals location of the Sanctuary of Apollon at Frangissa.