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The arrival of a new foreign element, in the form of industrial types hitherto unknown at Enkomi, in particular a progressively increased number of vessels of the so-called Grenier style, or granary style, which had its centre of diffusion in Argolid at the time of the fall of Mycenae. An earthquake destroyed the houses of floor II, the effects of which were observed also by Daniel at Ourlum and more recently by Mürtzanek at Sinda. In one of the houses cleared at Enkomi, a group of bronzes including statues of deities were buried, entombed during the earthquake. Only a part of it could be recovered by the inhabitants after the catastrophe. It was transferred to the new rebuilt house where it was found by us in a hiding place constructed under floor I.
Characterised by the now abundant granary style pottery, the last settlement at Enkomi is surprisingly rich in bronze and ivory objects. Interrupted around c. 1100 and 1050, the town mixed under the reverses underwent the town, flourishing again in a real prosperity. Its end was abrupt. According to the present state of our research we believe we must place the end of Enkomi around 1050 c. B.C. That is for the history of the town. It moreover runs against the interpretation hitherto given of the traditions concerning the colonisation Achaean of Cyprus by Teucer a few years after the fall of Troy and to the foundation of the town of Salamis, considered the successor of Enkomi. If one wishes to reconcile the traditional colonisation of Cyprus by the Achaeans with the archaeological data excavated by our stratigraphic excavations at Enkomi, it would probably be necessary to push back the Trojan War, given that the foundation by Teucer of the new Salamis at the end of the XIVe or in the XIIIe s. Salamis would thus correspond to a settlement of the Achaeans in the site but which we are currently excavating at Enkomi and in the plain found in the western part where space was available, constitutes the most significant optimum. The construction of the town built by n ms at Enkomi, destruction established by our stratigraphies of the XII e s., would then be to be attributed to another event, probably in connection with an immigration regulated to the invasion of the Dorians in Greece.
However, the study of this last question must remain confined to our discussion, until our excavations have provided more material for its study.
Claude F.-A. Schaeffer
Stamp: circular mark, illegible
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