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the second period occured an earthquake from which the town soon recovered. The latest townlevel (XIth c. B.C.) shows that the city came to an end during an as yet unexplained upheaval which caused the population to bury its valuables & the statues of their gods under their houses. These hoards have never been recovered. The town had definitely been deserted before 1000 BC. Many single finds and house plans of these ultimate period of Enkomi - Alasia have been found recovered by the expedition. These finds & observations will enable us to improve the knowledge as yet so scanty of this obscure period of the eastern Mediterranean world.
The French Expedition which gratefully acknowledges the cooperation of the Cyprus Antiquities Department intends to resume its exploration of Alasia next autumn.
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