2017 Season Report

The Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project recently completed its 2017 excavation season at the World Heritage listed site of the Hellenistic-Roman period theatre at Kato Pafos and its surrounding environs.  This is the eighteenth field season by the Australian archaeological mission, who have been working in the theatrical quarter since 1995.

2015 Season report

Between the 11th and 19th of September 2015, the Australian Archaeological Mission to the site of the ancient theatre of Nea Paphos from the University of Sydney, working under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, conducted a geo-mapping survey of the ruins of the town’s Roman colonnades.

2014 Preliminary Excavation report

The Australian archaeological mission to Kato Pafos has just completed its sixteenth season of excavation at the site of the Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Pafos for the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus. This season the Australian team, directed by Dr Craig Barker of the University of Sydney, worked from 16 August to 20 September 2014.  

2012 Preliminary excavation report

The season (24 September-26 October 2012) was the fifteenth season of archaeological investigations of the precinct of the Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Paphos on behalf of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus.

2012 Season media release

Cyprus News Agency 26 Nov 2014
Archaeological excavations at Paphos` ancient theatre continued in 2012, unearthing a number of significant finds, including fragments of marble sculptural adornments from the theatre’s stage building and the nymphaeum.

2011 PRELIMINARY EXCAVATION REPORT

The University of Sydney completed its fourteenth season of archaeological investigations of the precinct of the Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Paphos, between the October 1-28 2011.

2010 preliminary excavation reports

The University of Sydney completed its thirteenth season of archaeological investigations in the precinct of the ancient Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Pafos in Cyprus between the 6th October and 17th November 2010.

2009 preliminary excavation report

The University of Sydney conducted its twelfth season of excavations at the site of the Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Pafos under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus between the 3rd and 31st of October 2009.

2007-2008 Preliminary excavation report

With the clearance of the remains of the theatre nearly finished, the project is currently focused on the completion of a major academic excavation report and architectural description under the direction of Professor Green. A smaller scale excavation continues at the site, under the co-leadership of the author and Dr Smadar Gabrieli, aimed at exploring the relationship between the theatre and the ancient city.

2007 Brief Excavation Report

​In July 2007 the Australian archaeological mission from the University of Sydney conducted its tenth field season at the site of the ancient theatre of Nea Paphos under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities.

2002 Preliminary excavation report

Between 6 October and 19 November 2002, a team of professional archaeologists, students and contributing volunteers from the Department of Classical Archaeology at the University of Sydney, led by Professor Richard Green, conducted its seventh season of excavations at the site of the ancient theatre in Nea Paphos, Cyprus.

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