[6] Until 1960 the conservation works focused only on monuments dating to antiquity, the Byzantine and Medieval period.

[8] The Department of Antiquities has been successful in repatriating stolen Cypriot artifacts from abroad.

In 2023, 80 artifacts were returned from the United States, including items covering a wide range of Cypriot history.

Additionally, 36 artifacts were repatriated from Australia, involving collaborations with the Australian government and academic institutions.

The law allowed for the export of antiquities, two thirds of the excavated material of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition were used as one of the foundational collections of the Medelhavsmuseet.