Archaeological investigations off the coast of Paphos completed

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Archaeological investigations off the coast of Paphos completed

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The antiquities department announced the completion of a three-month excavation project on Yeronisos Island off the Paphos coast and Cape Drepanum, located right across the island. The project, which was carried out in cooperation with the New York University, saw a team of archaeologists carrying out underwater and land surveys
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fascinating !
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I'll publish an article on that island in a few days. I buzzed my drone over it a while ago.
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In 2017 I took some photos from the site where I was thinking it could be an ancient harbour... and obviously it was, as it is confirmed now

On the left hand side remains of a foundation wall as well

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and a lot of old pottery fragments everywhere
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Very interesting.

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