Letter 34 CDF art. 183, Letter from Schaeffer to Madame Durroy (?) with the second report on Enkomi and Cyprus Mail press cuttings, scan 6 (1 September 1946)

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[handwritten: Cyprus Mail Sept. 7. 1946]

PAGE FOUR

Archaeological Expedition In Cyprus

Dr. Claude F. A. Schaeffer,	The excavations will start
the distinguished French	at once and continue for a
archaeologist, has arrived in	period of about 1½ months in
Cyprus to reassume excavation	the first instance, though it
of the remains of the prehis-	is Dr. Schaeffer's intention
toric town at Enkomi	to devote several seasons work
(Famagusta) which he discov-	to this important site.
ered in 1934.	The Enkomi site, an impor-
Dr. Schaeffer, who is	tant Mycenaean trading centre
accompanied by two assistants	in the Late Bronze Age, was
is working on behalf of the	the predecessor of Salamis:
French Centre of Scientific	its cemetery, which was
Research.	previously explored, was
	exceptionally rich and prov-
NOTICE	ided some of the finest
	Mycenaean exhibits in the
We have received and will	British Museum.
sell, 4 days after this notice,	Dr. Schaeffer hopes to lay
to holders of essentiality	bare something of the town
certificates, 25005 ft. galvani-	and to clarify the relations
zed pipes ½" at 3,40 op.p. ft.	between prehistoric Cyprus
2000 ft. galvanized pipes ½ at	and Syria, where he has
13,54 op.ft.	discovered evidence of a
John Cotsapas & Sons Ltd	Cypriote colony in his
Limassol.	important excavations at Bas
	Shamra.
NOTICE	Dr. Schaeffer's expedition
	is the first to resume
A quantity of 806 ft. galva-	archaeologicel excavations in
nized wire gauze, 15 mesh X30	Cyprus after the war.
S.W.G. has been received and

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