T. E. Lawrence Correspondence – Page 443

To Hogarth I'm really very sorry about Hamman; but I'll go back there: which is heroic, for last time was worse than before with insects! I ran in to Alep. today, thinking that it was about the time for the arrival of Woolley:- but no news of him as yet. A letter from you turned up ye..er..y: You have obviously got Deve Huyuk very nicely managed....now, judging after all, the odds are against "something" of the period being so completely collected again: incidentally I.shouw wrote to me yesterday from the Sagur that he had bought seven more seals from the cremated cemetery (where, odd.ly),hi..h.ey told him we wanted all b.h....he says one of the seals is good. "What that Scythian analogies should (turn up. You""know lots of those quaint little bronze horses, This is a vague an Archaeologia paper called Scythian are found in N.Syria. I wonder what Zeitlinger will be li.e. As far tremaning tombs of course for the moment I haven't any I'm stocky Put I have written to Shefaru in Ainteb, and will ask Altounian their names and appearances...otherwise I might be lmAltounian their names and appearances...otherwise I might be lm^_ ing materia we are work""ed in np instance. greyhounds as I posed u.on by a b""yled thu"st sundry times, must wait till I can have clearing though as long as we sre expect- pass out of Syria by way of Damascus; and as long as we are expect-ing material we are expecting to leave it. Since the Thompson yeer have not "reeted ....nally through s Turkish custom house. There was a report of more digging in JerTim, and I hurried tne; but it was only quite a we cont. we much for Ho.ya across, but it was not away, but a devil of a lot trying to find The Bijna we buy ..h.yes, but a devil of a lot trying to find at 3000 B.C. then! It is interesting Evans putting the figurine at 3000 B.C.; and the Mackan place ri..s. lo McMahon stout ze hemnen: the and the Macuan place ri..s. lo McMahon stout ze hemnen: the and the graves and the four co-tenants of the graves were placed on Chrislia: and the graves were placed on Chrislia: and the eadly afraid: They half suggested a royalty of a young s head eadly afraid: They half suggested a royalty of a young s head ä day, as leave-way to die, and then there to ..ish it in one a day, as leave-way to die, and then there to ..ish it in one stren- close, and put up to the l'hatta and finish it in one strenuous day. I don't suppose there are more than half a dozen tombs nous day. I don't suppose there are more than half a dozen tombs left...just one tiny ..o of a modern graveyet; and the ground as left...just one tiny ..o of a modern graveyet; and the ground as all around across was really churchstones. I really thought all around across was really churchstones. I really thought it would have been present to have dug that day I went. I would have been known and reported in 24 hours.... and I could't suppose either the Turks or the H.A. would o...ose of that. Five graves either the Turks or the H.A. would o...ose of that. Five graves in all were found on the Arab's burial-one grave had nothing but in all were found on the Arab's burial-one grave had nothing but pottery in it: only 9 pots...the important three graves you have pottery in it: only 9 pots...the important three graves you have collected...it: only 9 pots...the important three graves you have in the Museum.... the fourth grave had the well handled set; in the Museum.... the fourth grave had the well handled set; in the Museum.... the fourth grave had the well handled set; and a few other vthe village has still a lot of the Hittite case, and a few other vthe village has still a lot of pottery from these tombs in it...but only the big pieces: rather pottery from these tombs in it...but only the