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Hood, Martin Sinclair Frankland, 1917-2021 (archaeologist)

 Person

Biography

Born in Ireland, awarded an MA at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1939 and a Diploma in Prehistoric Archaeology from the University of London in 1947. Assistant director of the British School at Athens 1949-1951 and Director from 1954-1962, with expertise in Bronze Age archaeology. Director of excavations at Knossos, Crete, 1957-1961.

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

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Atreus: poros block with mason's mark, from a destroyed structure, at entrance to dromos, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/1/10/67
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Atreus: poros block with mason's mark, from a destroyed structure, at entrance to dromos.

Dates: 1950
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Atreus: poros block with mason's mark, from a destroyed structure, at entrance to dromos, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/1/10/68
Scope and Contents

Atreus: poros block with mason's mark, from a destroyed structure, at entrance to dromos.

Dates: 1950
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Grave Circle A, Horn of Consecration, back view, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/1/11/31
Scope and Contents From the File:

Grave Circle A, a royal necropolis from ca. 1600-1500 BC, which was incorporated within the expanded citadel walls ca. 1250 BCE, contains six shaft graves. These graves had been excavated by Schliemann and Stamatakis in 1876 with spectacular results. A. J. B. Wace and his team in 1920 and 1921 sank small test trenches within and around the grave circle, to analyse pottery in order to establish a chronology for the sequence of construction.

Dates: 1952
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Grave Circle A, Horn of Consecration, left side view, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/1/11/28
Scope and Contents From the File:

Grave Circle A, a royal necropolis from ca. 1600-1500 BC, which was incorporated within the expanded citadel walls ca. 1250 BCE, contains six shaft graves. These graves had been excavated by Schliemann and Stamatakis in 1876 with spectacular results. A. J. B. Wace and his team in 1920 and 1921 sank small test trenches within and around the grave circle, to analyse pottery in order to establish a chronology for the sequence of construction.

Dates: 1952
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Grave Circle A, Horn of Consecration, right side view, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/1/11/32
Scope and Contents From the File:

Grave Circle A, a royal necropolis from ca. 1600-1500 BC, which was incorporated within the expanded citadel walls ca. 1250 BCE, contains six shaft graves. These graves had been excavated by Schliemann and Stamatakis in 1876 with spectacular results. A. J. B. Wace and his team in 1920 and 1921 sank small test trenches within and around the grave circle, to analyse pottery in order to establish a chronology for the sequence of construction.

Dates: 1952
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Grave Circle A, Horn of Consecration, three quarters view with deep shadow, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/1/11/29
Scope and Contents From the File:

Grave Circle A, a royal necropolis from ca. 1600-1500 BC, which was incorporated within the expanded citadel walls ca. 1250 BCE, contains six shaft graves. These graves had been excavated by Schliemann and Stamatakis in 1876 with spectacular results. A. J. B. Wace and his team in 1920 and 1921 sank small test trenches within and around the grave circle, to analyse pottery in order to establish a chronology for the sequence of construction.

Dates: 1952
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Grave Circle A, Horn of Consecration, three quarters view with less shadow, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/1/11/30
Scope and Contents From the File:

Grave Circle A, a royal necropolis from ca. 1600-1500 BC, which was incorporated within the expanded citadel walls ca. 1250 BCE, contains six shaft graves. These graves had been excavated by Schliemann and Stamatakis in 1876 with spectacular results. A. J. B. Wace and his team in 1920 and 1921 sank small test trenches within and around the grave circle, to analyse pottery in order to establish a chronology for the sequence of construction.

Dates: 1952
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Grave Circle A, Mason's mark on a stone block, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/3/1/11/33
Scope and Contents From the File:

Grave Circle A, a royal necropolis from ca. 1600-1500 BC, which was incorporated within the expanded citadel walls ca. 1250 BCE, contains six shaft graves. These graves had been excavated by Schliemann and Stamatakis in 1876 with spectacular results. A. J. B. Wace and his team in 1920 and 1921 sank small test trenches within and around the grave circle, to analyse pottery in order to establish a chronology for the sequence of construction.

Dates: 1952
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Mycenae 1950 M. S. F. Hood Various Sites, 1950-07-03

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/1/1/29
Scope and Contents Excavation Notebook for Blegen's House (House of Oil Merchant), Cyclopean Terrace Building, House of the Warrior Vase, Tsountas House, Epano Phournos tomb, compiled by Sinclair Hood. Index to the notebook provided on p.1. Daily account of excavation, includes sketch plans, section drawings, pottery drawings and diagrams with numbered keys. These correlate to the encircled numbers that document small finds and graves in the text. Majority of the text in pencil, with later additions in pen...
Dates: 1950-07-03