Marine Archaeologists Uncovering RAF Akrotiri’s Ancient Secrets

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Marine archaeologists have been surveying the waters at RAF Akrotiri for clues to its ancient past.

The Royal Air Force has had a base in Cyprus since the 1950s but warfare is nothing new to the area.

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Dreamer's Bay - just a stone's throw away from RAF Akrotiri - has been described as "one of best preserved ancient ports in the Med" and British marine archaeologists have teamed up with local specialists to investigate a breakwater for clues about life in antiquity.

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