This isn’t just a map of Cyprus. It’s THE map! The map that, for over 100 years, defined how our island was seen, measured and governed. The map that laid out not just borders and boundaries, but ...

Map of Cyprus showing the approximate position of fossil sites where dwarf elephants and hippos have been retrieved (map created by CJA Bradshaw) Map created by CJA Bradshaw, Flinders University.

If you look at a map of Cyprus, there is a line that cuts across the island like a scar. This is the buffer zone, a United Nations-controlled no-man’s land, also called the ‘Green Line’. It is a ...