Letter·34 CDF art. 175·19 April 1949

Letter from Megaw to Schaeffer with news of Dikaios, the excavation area and the ingots sent to Los AngelesArthur Hubert Stanley Megaw

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Typed in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 2 of letter 34 CDF art. 175 (Letter from Megaw to Schaeffer with news of Dikaios, the excavation area and the ingots sent to Los Angeles), typed in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 175, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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[printed: DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES CYPRUS.]

Stamp: circular emblem

[printed: Telephone: 4037 (?) Cables: ... Cyprus ...]

Nicosia, 19th April, 1949

Handwritten: Dear Schaeffer,

The corner of the room where the statue was found remains as it was found. In due course Dikaios will have to excavate this corner also, but we will keep it as it is until you come in September.

The dig house and a separate watchman's hut are approaching completion. The former will hardly be ready in time for Dikaios to use it this season.

Handwritten: Yours sincerely,

Handwritten: signature

The remaining lines are faint, overprinted text from the reverse side and are illegible.

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

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