For about 9,000 years the island of Cyprus has asserted it's presence on the life of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Situated between the European lands of the Aegean and the Middle East, Cyprus was used as a stepping stone for trade, conquest and most importantly, for cultural contact.

The Archaelogical Museum in Nicosia covers the following periods of Cyprus history:

• 7000-6000 B.C. - Neolithic I
• 4500-3750 B.C. - Neolithic II
• 3500-2300 B.C. - Chalcolithic
• 2300-1050 B.C. - Bronze Age
• 1050-750 B.C. - Geometric
• 750-475 B.C. - Archaic
• 475-325 B.C. - Classical
• 325-50 B.C. - Hellenistic
• 50 B.C.-330 A.D. - Roman

The Andreas Malecos collection features more than 200 artifacts that are currently on display at the Museum.