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Excavation notebook for the Tomb of Atreus compiled by Helen Thomas. Daily account of excavation with sketch plans, measurements and a daily record of number of workmen and woman employed. At the end, with the book turned upside down, further sketch plans, section drawings, block measurements and papse notes for sherds were recorded.

Scope and Contents Helen Thomas tells AJBW about her recent travels in East Crete. She then updates Wace on her work in Laconia: she has little to report, but she has visited a variety of sites, including the Menelaion, Amyklaion, and Vapheio. She asks Wace about Early Helladic pottery found at Skala, then describes her own finds at a site near Molaoi (including EH-LH sherds and some obsidian). Thomas then describes her trips to Kalyvia and Elaphonisi. She discusses the difficulties of travelling as a...

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This series comprises letters sent to Alan Wace, with a few copies of his letters sent in reply, by archaeologists and scholars. Notable correspondents include Sophia Schliemann, Sir Arthur Evans and Carl Blegen. There are over ninety individual correspondents. Most letters pertain to archaeological research, discoveries and enquiries. Some correspondence after Alan Wace's death, undertaken by his wife Helen and daughter Lisa, is also included as it relates to posthumous publications.

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Helen Thomas thanks AJBW for his comments on her paper. She says that she has been unable to work on it, but has received additional comments from Myres. She describes her recent work, saying that she has found an LH III tomb near Leonidi and an EH site near Elaphonisi. She discusses her applications for fellowships in Cambridge and asks for Wace's advice on her future research goals. She wants to move on from Laconia and look at literary sources on migration.

Scope and Contents Helen Waterhouse writes that she has been asked to review the new Mycenae for JHS: she encloses a copy for AJBW to read. She briefly discusses recent publications on Homer, then shares general news and updates. AJBW replies with comments on the review. He corrects Waterhouse's ideas about chronology at Mycenae, explaining the difference between his own ideas and Furumark's. AJBW argues for more gradual changes between pottery styles, refuting Furumark's work. He ends general news and his...

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Helen Waterhouse writes that the letters from the Lorimers to the Waces are enclosed. She briefly discusses recent work at Miletus and the funding of a new Oxford laboratory. She ends with her upcoming trip to Ithaca, where she has a meeting about the local museum.

Scope and Contents Addressed "Istanbul', dated 20 January 1936. Stewart writes with enthusiasm about his application for the Jerusalem job and also about the Benaki gold bowl and whether it is genuine or not. Athens has grown on him and he has enjoyed the company of Peter Megaw and Walton and praises Helen Thomas's expertise in Bronze Age pottery. He also writes warmly of Hamid Zubain but lists all the fTurkish frontier areas for which one cannot gain an excavation permit; even for Anatolia the process is time...

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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.

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The Panagia tomb belongs to the second group of tholoi at Mycenae, as categorised by A. J. B. Wace, dating to 1500-1400 BC. It takes its name from its location on the Panagia ridge. A. J. B. Wace and his team cleared the dromos and tholos in 1922.