A joint archaeological mission by the University of Warsaw and Jagiellonian University has completed its 2025 excavation season at Nea Paphos, the Department of Antiquities has said.
The autumn campaign, carried out from 7 September to 7 October, involved about 30 researchers, students and volunteers. A spring study season earlier in the year focused on analysing previously excavated material and preparing publications.
Work continued in two areas: the Maloutena district and the ancient Agora. In Maloutena, excavations in Trial Trench MAL TT.X uncovered stone paving, metal‑working crucibles and a stamped Rhodian amphora handle dated to around 117 BC, supporting evidence of well‑preserved late Hellenistic architecture. Researchers also reached bedrock in parts of the trench and documented features of a street and canal system.
At the Agora, excavations in the northern section of the eastern portico revealed a shallow water basin connected to a ceramic pipeline and associated with a well dated to the early 2nd century BC. A fragment of a stylobate and two fluted column drums were also uncovered, though the full chronology of the structures remains uncertain.
Specialists carried out additional work on architectural fragments, coins and metal artefacts. Conservation was completed on 71 coins and several small objects.
The 2025 season marked 60 years of Polish archaeological research at Maloutena and 15 years of Jagiellonian University work at the Agora. The anniversary was marked by conferences in Poland and a photographic exhibition in Paphos.
