Chlorakas Palloures Excavation

Chlorakas Palloures Excavation Archaeological Excavation Project - Researching the Middle and Late Chalcolithic of Cyprus

28/07/2026

The concept of stratigraphy is all about what came first in the sequence of events in the past - and it can be difficult to figure out sometimes! Here’s a great example from two of our trenches…

Join us next week Thursday, 30th of July, for our Open Day in Chlorakas! We are looking forward to sharing how this exca...
21/07/2026

Join us next week Thursday, 30th of July, for our Open Day in Chlorakas! We are looking forward to sharing how this excavation season is going 😊

Ελάτε στην Χλώρακα την Πέμπτη 30 Ιουλίου, για την παρουσίαση της φετινής ανασκαφικής μας σεζόν! Ανυπομονούμε😊

16/07/2026

On Fridays, the whole team gathers after a busy week and one member from each trench presents their findings.

It gives us an opportunity to come together, sharing insights, finds, questions, some answers, and many laughs!

I wonder what will be shared in the Trench Talks tomorrow 🤔

15/07/2026

Victor, and some of the students, share their theories on why we have burnt buildings in the Chalcolithic 🔥🛖

02/07/2026

At Palloures we are uncovering a bunch of awesome flint tools! Our specialists reconstruct how these tools were made by studying the flake scars and their negatives. Where the flint is struck, a bulb of percussion forms, and from that point waves of percussion radiate outward. These waves show us the direction in which the flake was struck off. Flakes can be large or tiny, and by studying both the flakes and their negatives, we can reconstruct how the original tools were shaped.

And what better way to learn about this than trying some flint knapping yourself.

At Palloures, our incredibly hard working team spends most of their time in one of five trenches. But while we often hav...
28/06/2026

At Palloures, our incredibly hard working team spends most of their time in one of five trenches. But while we often have our heads (and arms, and legs) covered in dirt, we don’t want to make like an ostrich and bury our heads only in our main trench assignment. 👀🐣
So on Friday’s, we get to share the story of the week with one another, trench by trench!
Theatrical, informative and a great way to bring the team together, these ‘trench talks’ mark the end of each week in style. 👏🎤
Week 1–COMPLETE

Excavation season is in full swing, complete with swinging pickaxes ⛏️ (1-2), detailed trench prep 🪚 (3), restoration of...
22/06/2026

Excavation season is in full swing, complete with swinging pickaxes ⛏️ (1-2), detailed trench prep 🪚 (3), restoration of project heritage aka the site toilet 🚽 (4), pizza 🍕🍕 (5-6), and premium camping 🏕️ (7).
We expect great things to come—two full days down, many more intense and rewarding ones to go!!

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