The Ancient City of Alasia
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The Ancient City of Alasia
The Ancient City of Alasia
The second part of this name was added in 1952 after the site had been identified by the late Professor Rene Dussaud of the Academic des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres as the ancient city of Alasia, which gave its name to Cyprus at the beginning of the island's history. Two pieces of circumstantial evidence which support this identification are that the Egyptian Tell-el-Amarna tablets refer to consignments of copper from Alasiya, and it has been proved beyond all doubt that Enkomi at one time was a busy industrial city of metal workers.
The site had been recognized for a long time as that of an extensive necropolis which had been robbed at different periods, and in the tombs of which English and Swedish archaeologists had found great treasure of gold, ivory and fine Mycenaean pottery. But it was not until 1934 that Professor C. F. A. Schaefier, investigating under the auspices of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, discovered the first building to prove definitely that an important town had existed in close association with the cemetery. In fact, excavation revealed that the dead and their valuables were buried beneath their dwelling houses. The French professor's second series of excavations, resumed in 1946 after the Second World War, was carried out on behalf of the French Centre of Scientific Research. A joint undertaking with the Cyprus Department of Antiquities under Professor Dikaios subsequently produced very important discoveries. Work on the site continues under the direction of Professor Schaeffer, and it is hoped that one day this will result in the discovery of the city's Palace, which may well contain archives of incalculable importance.
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