1981–1983

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Stamp: DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

Stamp: MAR 23 1983

Printed: UNIVERSITY MUSEUM

21 March 1983Dr. Robert H. Dyson, Jr. Director The University Museum 33rd and Spruce Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104

Dear Dr. Dyson:

Thank you for your letter inquiring about the status of my work on Lapithos.

My dissertation, The Bronze Age Cemetery at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba, Cyprus: Results of the University of Pennsylvania Museum Excavation, 1931 (1978), constitutes the final study of the material from this segment of the "Kourion" excavations (this site, being on the North Coast of Cyprus, actually has no connection with the Kourion area). I did not deal at all with the Iron Age material from a neighboring site in the Lapithos area.

At the time my dissertation was submitted, it was agreed between Professor Roger Edwards and myself that it would be accepted without illustrations, because of the prohibitive cost of full illustration and because it was assumed that conventional publication would follow in a reasonable amount of time. A copy of the dissertation was sent immediately to Dr. Karageorghis, but of course, its usefulness is somewhat limited by the lack of illustration.

About three years ago, I discussed the possibility of publication with Alan Cooke, then director of University Museum publications. He felt that the cost of full publication would be prohibitive, and suggested that I produce a "summary" version which would be published with selected illustrations: for specialist readers requiring more detail, the microfilm dissertation version would still be available. However, it remained unresolved how scholars would gain access to the complete illustrations.

In any case, rather daunted by the prospect of completely rewriting my dissertation and not entirely comfortable with the format being proposed, I let the project drop for the time being. However, I would be most eager to discuss this … continues