Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 3·July–December 1934

July–December 1934

·

Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 65 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 3 (July–December 1934), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 65 of 142

-4-

I will be seeing you so soon now that it seems foolish to give you a lengthy report on my latest Sunday trips, but you may be interested in certain general ideas I have, whether right or wrong.

It seems that the Hellenistic-Roman city extended to the head of the valley N + E of Kurion, about two miles up. Well above the old road we have found places well worth investigating, with good walls and masses of 4th cent B.C. to Roman sherds. The "acropolis" is only part of the city.

I suspect that the earlier city lies immediately north of our site, and includes the Temple of Apollo. One top region with the big wall may be a fort. The filling of the area must date from the beginning of the 2nd cent. A.D. I no idea if there is any connection with

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

Spotted a wrong reading? Write to us or use alexis@ancientcyprus.com