Hi everybody I think that the point about not working in occupied Cyprus or in occupied Palestine is that to work there, one must needs co-operate with the occupying authorities, thus giving some glimmer of legitimacy to their operations in the territory they occupy. Michael -- Dr Michael Boyd Project Manager - CONTACT Department of Archaeology University of Sheffield West Court 2 Mappin Street Sheffield S1 4DT United Kingdom Telephone (+44) (0) 114 2220184 Email [log in to unmask] http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/boyd.html http://contact.group.shef.ac.uk