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Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 13·1946

1946

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

Scan 86 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 13 (1946), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 13, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 86Scan 86 of 142

CURIUM EXCAVATIONS EPISKOPI, LIMASSOL CYPRUS

I have answered in my letter of July 20th as follows:

"There would appear to be some misunderstanding about Dikaios. He has no intention of digging two sites for us near Kourion, but I know he would like to do so. I have invited him to dig a site for us if it is very suggestive, I simply do not know so. Owing to lack of funds for us this year, the possibility of going to Mrs. Diakos' patronizing the Hill of the Bronze-age and the Mrs. Diakos' suggested a Dig at Megaw (the Director of the Philadelphia Museum) about the prices and the difficulties ..."

Printed: CURIUM EXCAVATIONS

Stamp: ?

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

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