Introduction

Since 1975 the French archaeological mission at Amathus, under the joint responsibility of the French School at Athens and of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, conducts excavations and study programs on the ancient town of Amathus and its territory.
You are invited to discover the mission’s history and perspectives, the main excavated sites and two topics on which the mission has made a major contribution.





The French archaological mission at Amathus: history and perspectives
 

• The birth of the mission
• The first discoveries
• Daily life of the mission
• The future at Amathus: new projects

Excavation sites
 

• The sanctuary of the acropolis
• The temple of Aphrodite
• The basilica of the acropolis
• The palace of the kings of Amathus
• The agora and the inner harbour
• The fortifications of the town
• The outer harbour
• The Amathus area

Amathus products
 

• The pottery
• The terracottas