Observations on the site of SalamisÉtienne Coche de La Ferté

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… seems so far as one can judge from the museum at Nicosia (1), the most penetrated by Hellenic or Roman influences, among the centres of classical culture of the island. Furthermore, according to well-informed inhabitants, statements which have not yet been verified, Greek tombs containing vases, can easily be excavated at a precise point about 5k. from Salamis. If an archaeological expedition were to be sent to Salamis in Cyprus, it would also be necessary to take into consideration the rise in local wages (9 to 12 shillings per day), the extent of the work to be carried out ute, the difficulties - generating costs - that may arise concerning the spoil earth; there would therefore be reason to expect that this undertaking would require fairly substantial funds. In case these could not be made available to the prospective excavators, it will perhaps not be superfluous to recall here that there exist in Cyprus other Hellenic centres incompletely cleared or even barely explored, such as Soli or Palaeopaphos, which might require only a more limited financial effort.

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1) We were unable to see at the antiquity dealers of the island any objects labelled as coming from Salamis. Perhaps they really have none, perhaps they also fear to indicate this origin.