Article · 2008
"Welcome, Sir, to Cyprus": The Local Reaction to American Archaeological Research
Despina Pilides
Near Eastern Archaeology 71(1-2) 6-15
Excavations it is cited for
7 projects- 1876–1878Salamis and Enkomi: Alessandro Palma di Cesnola's excavationsDirected by Alessandro (Alexander) Palma di Cesnola and Lazaris Philippi (supervisor on Cesnola's behalf)Clearance and early digging
- 1931–1932Lapithos: the Pennsylvania Cyprus ExpeditionDirected by Bert Hodge HillExcavation
- 1934–1954Kourion: the Penn Museum excavations (Curium Expedition)Directed by George H. McFadden, Bert Hodge Hill, John Franklin Daniel and othersExcavation
- 1968–1969Kyrenia shipwreck: the Penn Museum underwater excavationDirected by Michael KatzevUnderwater work
- 1970–1980Idalion: the American Expedition to IdalionDirected by G. Ernest Wright, Lawrence E. Stager, Anita Walker and othersExcavation
- 1971–1973Morphou-Toumba tou Skourou: the Harvard-MFA Boston expeditionDirected by Emily T. VermeuleExcavation
- 1996–2006Ledra, Nicosia: Pilides's excavations on the Hill of Agios GeorgiosDirected by Despina PilidesExcavation
Who did what
27 recordsBuying, selling and giving 8
- 1876 · p. 6
Luigi Palma di CesnolaRecorded
Di Cesnola was making arrangements for dispatch of a second consignment to America.
- p. 6
Luigi Palma di CesnolaExported
Di Cesnola exported Cypriot antiquities to America.
from Cyprus to America
- 1876–1877 · p. 7
Alessandro (Alexander) Palma di CesnolaExported
Alessandro di Cesnola shipped a large number of antiquities from Cyprus to London.
- 1878 · p. 7
Alessandro (Alexander) Palma di CesnolaHad objects seized
After his Enkomi excavations, all of Alessandro di Cesnola's finds were confiscated; his £4 fine was later remitted.
all of his finds
- p. 7
Alessandro (Alexander) Palma di CesnolaExported
A second shipment of relics reached England; some were confiscated and stored in the Commissioner's house in Larnaca.
a mass of relics
- p. 8
Kit GuntherGave toAmerican Numismatic Society of New York
Kit Gunther donated most of the coin collection to the American Numismatic Society of New York.
- p. 12
George H. McFaddenBequeathed toDepartment of Antiquities
McFadden's house was later bequeathed to the Department of Antiquities and became the Episkopi Museum.
his house at Episkopi
- p. 14
Luigi Palma di CesnolaExported
Di Cesnola managed to pack and export two hundred cases of the best objects before the firman arrived.
two-hundred cases with the best objectsfrom Cyprus
Excavation 17
- 1878 · p. 7
Alessandro (Alexander) Palma di CesnolaExcavated
In his defence, Alessandro di Cesnola claimed that he applied for a firman but continued excavating after not receiving it.
Enkomi
- 1930 · p. 8
James Henry BreastedConnected withRonald Storrs
Breasted applied to Storrs for a permit for the Oriental Institute to excavate the acropolis of Amathus.
- p. 8
Emil ForrerDug forOriental Institute of the University of Chicago
possiblyForrer was to direct the Oriental Institute's proposed excavations at Amathus if the permit were granted.
- p. 9
Ronald StorrsGranted a permit toOriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Storrs granted permission to excavate at Amathus, subject to stated conditions.
- 1930 · p. 10
James Henry BreastedRecorded
Breasted withdrew the application to excavate Amathus because acquisition of the site was delayed.
- 1931–1950 · p. 12
Bert Hodge HillDug forUniversity Museum, University of Pennsylvania
B. H. Hill served as director of the Kourion excavations conducted for the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
- 1931 · p. 12
Virginia Randolph GraceExcavated
Grace participated in the excavations at Lapithos in 1931.
- 1932–1953 · p. 12
George H. McFaddenDug forUniversity Museum, University of Pennsylvania
George H. McFadden supervised the excavation of tombs nos. 18 and 29 during the Kourion excavations for the Museum.
- 1934–1948 · p. 12
John Franklin DanielDug forUniversity of Pennsylvania
J.F. Daniel encountered remains of two human skeletons in a test trench during University of Pennsylvania work at Kourion.
Reste zweier menschlicher Skelette
- 1967–1973 · p. 12
Michael KatzevDug forThe University of Pennsylvania
Katzev excavated the Kyrenia shipwreck through the University of Pennsylvania.
- 1970–1973 · p. 12
Edith PoradaDug forColumbia University
Porada directed the University of Columbia expedition that began excavations at Phlamoudhi.
- p. 12
Virginia Randolph GraceExcavated
Grace excavated at the cemetery of Agios Ermogenis at Kourion during the war years.
- 1971–1974 · p. 13
Emily T. VermeuleDug forHarvard University, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
E. Vermeule excavated at Morphou-Toumba tou Skourou for the listed institutions.
Morphou-Toumba tou Skourou excavation
- 1971 · p. 13
Emily T. VermeuleDug forHarvard University
Emily Vermeule directed Harvard University's first archaeological expedition to Cyprus at Morphou.
Late Bronze Age remains, workshops, and tombsMorphou, site “Toumba tou Skourou”
- p. 13
George Ernest WrightHelpedAnita Walker
Wright intervened and arranged for Walker and Stager to conduct the Idalion excavation.
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- p. 13
George Ernest WrightHelpedLawrence E. Stager
Wright intervened and arranged for Stager and Walker to conduct the Idalion excavation.
- 1996 · p. 15
Despina PilidesExcavated
Pilides had been excavating on the Hill of Agios Georgios, Nicosia, since 1996.
Recording and study 1
- p. 7
Joan du Plat TaylorConnected withCyprus Museum
Joan du Plat Taylor examined the glass and pottery collection on behalf of the Cyprus Museum and selected nine pieces for retention and exhibition.
glass and pottery collection; nine pieces
Posts and family 1
- p. 7
Kit GuntherChild ofCharles Godfrey Gunther
Kit Gunther was identified as C. Godfrey Gunther's son and heir.