NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The discovery of a small clay shard inscribed with a partial inventory of goods at a 2,500-year-old citadel suggests that Cyprus’ ancient city states “more than likely” managed ...

Humans may have been calling “Here, kitty, kitty” for more than 9,000 years, according to a study published today in the journal Science. Within a prehistoric village on the island of Cyprus, French ...

NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - Authorities in northern Cyprus believe they have found an ancient version of the Bible written in Syriac, a dialect of the native language of Jesus. The manuscript was found ...

The Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (BASOR) is a leader among peer-reviewed academic journals of the ancient Near East. For nearly a century, since 1919 when William F. Albright ...

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 ...

NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - Cyprus's ancient dessert wine Commandaria is going upmarket from early 2010, with a selection of its more mature vintages in stylish bottles aiming for a more discerning ...