Excavations have been an integral part of the CMP project since 2006 and are conducted across the island by more than 50 Cypriot archaeologists who work in bi-communal forensic teams. The archaeologists excavate and recover human remains by using standard archaeological principles and methodologies as well as new technological tools and barrel drilling techniques.
After a potential burial site has been identified, the archaeologists start searching for any remains of a potential missing person and, if successful, commence with the exhumation of the remains.