Chlorakas Palloures Excavation

18/06/2026

Excavation season: prologue. 📖🎥
Today we started getting all our gear together to transport from Nicosia to our (new) base of operations in Lemba.
This tech ain’t gonna move itself…
Follow along over the next few days to see how this cluster of material transforms into the Palloures nerd cave (2026 edition).

13/06/2026

A new paper by Victor Klinkenberg on Fantasies and Falacies / Digital Work at Palloures: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/406911933_Fantasies_and_Fallacies_of_Going_Digital_at_Palloures_In_Paschalis_Zafeiriadis_Markos_Katsianis_Soren_Handberg_Eds_Digital_Impacts_on_Archaeological_Fieldwork_Advantages_and_Limitations_Proceedings_of

13/06/2026

during the 42nd Annual CAARI Archaeological Workshop in Nicosia Bleda presented the results of 10 years at Palloures. As the first speaker of the day he showed how our research has transformed the knowledge of exchange networks within and outside Cyprus during the Chalcolithic, and what ongoing analysis of burnt buildings and coprolites will tell us about the people of Palloures.

13/06/2026

1 week left until fieldwork starts!
This is a photo of how the site looks now 🍃🍃🌳
We will have a lot of cleaning to do ⛏⛏

29/05/2026

Soon, we will be back in the field! ☀️ We cannot wait to see what this season will bring. Keep your eyes peeled for new excavation content coming your way in just a few weeks. ⛏️

Here’s a message from one of our directors, Maria Hadjigavriel.

⬅️ Swipe left for English.

If you’d like to support the project and its ongoing research, please consider becoming a Friend of Palloures (link in bio).

18/05/2026

Monday merch baby! 📢 Get it while it’s hot!! 🔥💧
Palloures tote bags featuring our de facto (picrolite cruciform) mascot? A water bottle for all your hydration needs—with a cheeky, Palloures™ slogan of course.
What more could you want?
Except maybe to support the Friends of Palloures foundation, which every merch purchase does.
So go ahead, show your love for all things Palloures and Chalcolithic Cyprus, and head over to our link-in-bio 🔗
Multiple tote and bottle colours available, while supplies last! ❤️💜💙🧡💚💛
(Shells, actual figurines, and hefty publications sadly not included.)

Figurine photo by Ian J. Cohn

24/04/2026

Let us introduce the new Chair of the Friends of Palloures Foundation, Diederik Halbertsma! 😊

Diederik was part of the very first excavations at Palloures and has been Chair of the Foundation since January. 🏺

The link to become a member is in our bio. Your contribution directly supports the project, and we appreciate it a lot!

21/04/2026

https://spititiskyprou.gr/event/%cf%87%ce%b1%ce%bb%ce%ba%ce%bf%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%b8%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%cf%83%cf%85%ce%bd%ce%b8%ce%b5%cf%84%cf%8c%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%84%ce%b5%cf%82-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%ba%cf%8d%cf%80%cf%81/

Η διάλεξη εντάσσεται στην ετήσια σειρά διαλέξεων “Η αρχαιολογία της Κύπρου” και θα πραγματοποιηθεί στην Αγγλική γλώσσα. ΔΙΟΡΓΑΝΩΣΗ Σπίτι της Κύπρου Τμήμα Ιστορί....

10/04/2026

Palloures Groundstone! 🪨

In the past year we have shared a few of the many artefacts found at Palloures. As this series draws to an end we would like to share one of the projects MASSIVE finds:

This large stone mortar installation was discovered inside one of the site's impressive buildings, a circular structure measuring 14 meters in diameter with walls nearly 1 meter thick! (📸 Photo by Ian J. Cohn)

What do you think this enormous mortar could have been used for?
Drop your theories below! ⬇️

If you'd like to support the project and its ongoing research, please consider becoming a Friend of Palloures!



In the past year, we have shared a few of the many artefacts found at Palloures. As this series draws to an end we would like to share one of the projects MASSIVE finds::nds:

27/03/2026

A message from our Director Bleda Düring 🌻
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our project!

If you would like to support the Palloures project, please consider becoming a Friend of Palloures (link in bio).