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Dated 28 May 1937. Probably written in Cyprus. Stewart encloses 2 photos of the smallest red-cross bowl, recently excavated by him at Vounos in Tomb 114.

Scope and Contents Addressed 'Amiandos, Troodos, Cyprus', dated 20 November 1935. Stewart mentions Dikaeos at Nicosia Museum and the curator's Neolithic ware from Erimi. Stewart discusses the piece at length in the context of stylistic analysis and the wider archaeological literature, posing the question 'was there even a true Neolithic in the Middle East?' and continues to seek Anatolian influences. Another museum artefact of interest was a steatite 'dolly' (figurine). He observes that being immersed in the...

Scope and Contents The letter is addressed 'Nicosia', dated 5 December 1935. Stewart thanks AJBW for alerting him to the Jerusalem job but presumes Commander Noel F. Wheeler will apply and anyway Stewart wishes to focus on travel and experience for the next few years. They are staying with the Hiltons whom they accompany to interesting sites. Stewart continues with his thoughts on Bronze Age pottery, Neolithic versus Chalcolithic identification, and tells of undertaking much photography of Bronze Age...

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Addressed "Stambul', dated 29 January 1936. Stewart is still awaiting a permit from Ankara and discusses the progress - or not - of new antiquities laws. Meanwhile, he is photographing pottery in the Natonal Museum. He believes Vounos (Cyprus) will be a key site for comparison with Anatolian finds. He mentions the death of King George V.

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Addressed "P. O. Box 13, Kyrenia', dated 12 October1937. Stewart writes of 12 cases of artefacts to be send to Louis Clarke in Cambridge, an article in train on the 'Palestinian pot' by V. Fisher and a visit to the Mycenaean site at Lefka. He continues to wrestle with issues of chronology, to which Virginia Grace is contributing her expertise.

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Addressed "P. O. Box 13, Kyrenia', dated 12 May 1937. Stewart writes of two 'red-cross bowls' recently excavated, which he thinks evidence influence spreading outwards from Central Anatolia. He writes also with other news and thoughts about the dig. Bert Hodge Hill and Virginia Grace have been to visit the site.

Scope and Contents Addressed and dated 'Sydney, 1 September 1935', Stewart is thankful for delaying his trip as he has had some wisdom teeth extracted. He and Eleanor have decided that they cannot live in Australia, which decision clarifies their options. He is networking with potential financial backers for an excavation in Asia Minor, using his connection to Sir Flinders Petrie and a newspaper editor to help his case. Staying with Noel Wheeler in Cyprus is his fall back plan if funding runs dry. Stewart has...

Scope and Contents Addressed 'Troy', dated 26 April 1936. Stewart has finished comparing sherds from the Balikesir plain sites and Troy and describes his analysis and interpretations of the results. Eleanor has bought another - Greek islands? - embroidery. He writes of his hopes to excavate in Cyprus (Vounos or Larnaca) next year. Professor Myres has visited Troy. Stewart has some pots (ranging in date from Bronze Age to Byzantine) for restoration for Louis Clarke (then curator of the Museum of Archaeology...

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Dated 21 May 1936. Probably written in Istanbul. Stewart has some Australian funding for his Cyprus excavation next year. He seeks AJBW's ideas on how best to proceed with planning such an excavation. 'Miss Webb', whom AJBW knows, seeks their help to work in Asia Minor, having been in Greece.

Scope and Contents Dated 19 May 1936. Probably written in Istanbul. The Balikesir dig will in fact proceeed and Bittel will contribute time and equipment to the endeavour. Stewart has purchsed some pots for Cambridge, one of which he discusses in detail at the end of the letter. Dikaios is also sending material from Cyprus to Cambridge. International politics (Abyssinia Crisis) may make make several excavation sites off limits next year, including Troy. He and Eleanor have bought the Armenian embroidery at...

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Background research notes by Taylour on the topic of ancient pottery in Cyrprus, titled 'Interim Report on the Iron Age Deposit Myrtou, Cyprus (Seasons 1950/51, dated 12 Jan 1952'. Includes notes in another hand, possibly that of Joan du Plat Taylor. 2 letters from 'Joan', dated with day and month but not year, discuss the catloguing and typologies of Cyprus pottery held in a collection at Oxford.

Scope and Contents 31 letters from Jim Stewart to Alan Wace written at the outset of the former's career, when he had recently graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge (B. A. 1934, Archaeology and Anthropology). Stewart had been awarded a Cambridge University Anthony Wilkin Studentship in Ethnography and Archaeology and set out from Australia thus funded to visit archaeological sites in Cyprus and Turkey. The correspondence also includes 3 sets of notes on archaeological studies Stewart made: 'Baba Koy...