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Monday 9 October 1967
First day of research.
At six o'clock, opening of the excavations in the area of the door West of the enclosure of the town. From the first hours of the morning the sky is fairly overcast. The day before, in the afternoon, a violent tornado swept over Enkomi, the very violent wind was accompanied by a heavy fall of rain. The very dry earth rapidly absorbed the fallen water. Engagement of new workmen. About twenty were expected but some villages having had heavy damage caused by the tornado on Sunday, a good number of workmen did not present themselves, in particular
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