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Mycenae 1952 A. W., 1952-1953

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/1/1/35
Mycenae 1952 A. W.
Mycenae 1952 A. W.

Scope and Contents

1952 Director's Day Book compiled by A. J. B. Wace. Records arrivals and departures, interpretations of finds and daily summaries of excavations in the House of the Stirrup Jars (House of Oil Merchant), Cyclopean Terrace Building, Hellenistic Gymnasium, Prehistoric Cemetery, Tsekoura, Aegisthus tomb west side trials and Fountain House. Also includes some sketch plans and a draft of his preliminary report on the excavation ff. 74-82. At the back of the notebook there are a number of lists: expenses (1952?), 1953 expenses, photographed small finds, site and small finds photo lists, sherds to photograph in Athens and an excavation tools checklist.

Dates

  • Creation: 1952-1953

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Fragile. Closed to readers.

Extent

1 notebook(s) (1 notebook)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Green cloth cover (Heffer's notebook), handwritten in ink and pencil, 17.5 x 19 cm. Foliated in pencil by AJBW to f. 90, ff. 124 in total. Fragile. Text block detaching from spine at front, f. 21 separated completely from binding, remains in situ.

Custodial History

Previous reference 'Mycenae Archive' x028 Birmingham transfer, Brown Curver Crate

Repository Details

Part of the University of Cambridge: Faculty of Classics Archives Repository

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