Letter·34 CDF art. 168-4·3 October 1949

Letter from O. C. Tsangarides to Schaeffer asking him to examine the possibility of a new archaeological discovery in northern CyprusOC Tsangarides

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 5 of letter 34 CDF art. 168-4 (Letter from O. C. Tsangarides to Schaeffer asking him to examine the possibility of a new archaeological discovery in northern Cyprus), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 168-4, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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8 No doubt the coffins of the members of the royal family are located buried in the present basement, i.e. on the ground floor of that period or more deeply in a storey even lower. — 9 The entrance is oriented towards the North. — etc. etc. 10 Surely the present level of the entrance (backfill)\ is higher about 5m than See plan s. v. p. the original. made approximately and from memory.

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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