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Cyprus Department of Antiquities Reveals Proto-Byzantine Monument at Akrotiri Peninsula

The Department of Antiquities in Cyprus has revealed a monument of the proto-byzantine period after year long excavations at the site of Katalymmata ton Plakoton at the Akrotiri peninsula under the directions of the Senior Archaeological officer of the Department, Dr Eleni Procopiou. The excavations begun in 2007, uncovering a peculiar narthex-martyrion forming a T-shape [...]