"Welcome, Sir, to Cyprus.".

Authors :: Pilides, Despina
Source :: Near Eastern Archaeology. Mar/Jun2008, Vol. 71 Issue 1/2, p6-15. 10p. 1 Color Photograph, 11 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: The article discusses the local reaction on Cyprus to American archaeological research. The article examines the acquisition and export of Cypriot antiquities by foreign diplomats Luigi Palma di Cesnola and Major Alessandro Palma di Cesnola. Cyprus enacted a policy concerning the export of antiquities shortly afterward. In August 1878, the first High Commissioner of Cyprus, Sir Garnet Wolseley, banned all excavations. The article also discusses the Cypriot coin collection of the American Numismatic Society, the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Illinois, and their request to excavate the Cyprus city Amathus.