Mycenae 1953 A. W., 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/1/1/47

Mycenae 1953 A. W.

Scope and Contents

1953 Director's Daybook compiled by A. J. B. Wace. On the r. arrivals and departures are recorded along with a daily summary of excavation progress across the site: Lion Tomb, Prehistoric Cemetery, House of the Oil Merchant, House of Shields, House of Sphinxes, Rock, Perseia area, Hellenistic City Wall, Cyclopean Terrace Building, Citadel House, North House. On v. significant small finds recorded.
Draft preliminary report for the excavations ff. 75-80. List at the back of dig expenses.
1 insert: 1 leaf of typescript with annotations in ink by AJBW on the chronology of the site of Troy, now stored flat in a folder, previously folded and placed at at f. 18.

Dates

Creation: 1953

Creator

From the Series: Taylour, Lord, William Desmond, 1904-1989 (archaeologist) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Fragile. Closed to readers.

Extent

1 notebook(s) (1 notebook)

1 item(s) (1 insert)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Green cloth cover (Heffer's notebook), handwritten in ink, 17.5 x 19.5 cm Foliated to f. 80, ff. 116 in total. Fragile. Text block detaching from binding, some folios entirely loose, kept in place within the notebook.