Summary of research at Enkomi-Alasia and the discovery of the townH. de Contenson

which no trace had been found by the previous excavators. The results of his 1934 campaign were of the greatest importance : he discovered a large building which he has dated to the 12^th century and which he called "the House of the Bronzes" (west end of area "A" on the plan), for in it he found a hoard of bronze objects including a large table now in the Cyprus Museum. This discovery proved that the ancient town was in the same area as the cemetery, but further work was needed in order to establish the connection between the two. Other work and the second world war prevented Dr. Schaeffer from continuing his research until 1946, when he returned to the site on behalf of the French Centre of Scientific Research. In two campaigns 1946-7, he extended his original area "A" and opened new areas F, C and at the same time uncovered a large stretch of the town fortification along the south perimeter (Area B). These excavations confirmed the results obtained by Dr. Schaeffer in 1934; namely that the architectural remains uncovered belong to the ancient town long sought for, that this town overlay the tombs which had been so frequently examined and that some of the tombs were underground family vaults within the houses. At the same time the approximate limits of the