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The excavation campaign at Enkomi. Winter 1948-49 Participation of the Cyprus Department of Antiquities.
It is not for me to inform your learned Company of the brilliant discovery of the Mycenaean city of Enkomi by Mr Schaeffer; it knows the full importance of this city and the results of the two excavation campaigns carried out by the French Mission under the direction of Mr Schaeffer during the years 1946-47.
During the second campaign at Enkomi in 1946-47 Mr Schaeffer was able to convince himself that the clearing of the whole city of Enkomi or at least of a large part of this city would be a task that would require several years and a considerable financial effort. It was then that he conceived the idea of associating the Government of Cyprus with the French research. To this end the Service of Antiquities of Cyprus was invited to take part in this work, not only financially, but effec- … continues
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