1946

CURIUM EXCAVATIONS EPISKOPI, LIMASSOL CYPRUS

Curium Excavations for which now there are more patrons than one, here is not only one stock holder and we still consider you to be chief, and I'm looking for and to coming down with you here in the Fall when I return to Greece. Meanwhile my address will be Villanova, Pa. as usual. My sister and brother in law and their children have established themselves in the old family house, which, as you know, is now mine. John's house is will be very nice for me as the would seem like a mausoleum without anyone in it. John, Sue, and little Grace have had settled down in the old house which they like very much. I have had a communicating door put in between the two rooms, and little Grace occupies the smaller one. She is flourishing here and the lawn is a special delight to her as she has never seen one before and she has taken to it, particularly the duck to water. John has been a little ill, nothing serious, but seems better now. In fact all of us, save Sue, have been suffering from time to time. Both Joe and I have been rampant throughout the a blight of boils which has been one at a time, but they are mountainous, and affect your health and the only way to get rid of them quickly is to stay in bed. I've lost much valuable time as a result.

I foregot to mention the Neolithic site. The one pre-ferred by the Antiquities Department is Sotira, as it fit is thought that it may prove an interesting link between this ware, of course, that the red polished ware of Khirikotia and Erimi. As you will remember, some decorated "combed" ware was found at the upper levels over a limited area at Khirikotia, and this same ware appeared in the lowest levels at Erimi, within the othroi. It is whether the huts at Khirikotia, or whether, as at Erimi, the roof is supported on posts and is thatched. I see a number of advantages in inviting Dikaios to dig for us. As you know, the Youngs and I are busy with other things, and even if we could afford the time to dig a neolithic site, a re-quest to do so would not be too well received by Dikaios. On the otherhand, if we ask Dikaios to dig a site for us, at a time that the Antiquities Department is hard up, and the god feelings for us, they should be very grateful, and some day we should not have to serve us well some day. We should be very expensive to bring some one from home, which would be very expensive to America after the just now, and then return that would probably amount to dig, and pay a stipent not less than $1690.00. Dikaios would be (the stipent)