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Cypriot towards the Near East and Egypt having ended, it never recovered from its ruins.
Afterwards, on the site of the Hellenistic city, there was no more than a series of new installations from the beginning of the Iron Age. It extended to [illegible] in length according to the present state of our information before the end of the 11th c.
Our means having been reduced following the devaluation of our currency against the pound, we had to concentrate our excavations in the region of the rampart located last year on the southern periphery of the town. In addition, we were able to continue clearing the northern quarter, where our soundings had revealed the existence of fairly extensive buildings in ashlar. At both locations our researches were crowned with success.
The enclosure proved to be a remarkable work which makes it possible, for the first time, to study the system of defence adopted by the Ugenians to protect their dwellings on the island. It is indeed a cyclopean-type enclosure reaching 3m 50 in thickness, resting on blocks of vacuolar limestone, some very voluminous, measuring 3m 50 in length by 1m 50 in height and bearing thickness. The transport and handling of materials of such weight represent a considerable effort and presuppose the organisation of trained and well-directed teams.
The blocks of the outer face are all set up vertically on edge such as ... whose smaller stones ... They
Handwritten: signature
Printed: MINISTÈRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES / RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / LIBERTÉ·ÉGALITÉ·FRATERNITÉ
Stamp: PARIS, LE
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