Mycenae 1953 Excavation of the North House (House of Shields) from August 7, 1953, 1953

File

Reference Code: GBR/3437/MCNE/1/1/50

Mycenae 1953 Excavation of the North House (House of Shields) from August 7, 1953

Scope and Contents

1953 Excavation Notebook for the 'House of Shields' (originally the North House of the House of the Oil Merchant) compiled by Theodore 'Bucky' Shear. Daily account of excavation, with sketch plans and section drawings, on r. and small finds, logged by basket number, recorded on v.

Dates

Creation: 1953

Creator

Shear, Theodore Leslie, 1938- (archaeologist) (Person)

Extent

1 notebook(s) (1 notebook)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Black weatherproof cover (Alwych notebook), handwritten in ink and pencil, 11.5 x 18 cm Paginated to p. 49, ff.138 in total.

Custodial History

Previous reference 'Mycenae Archive x054' Birmingham transfer, Brown Curver Crate

General

In the BSA Preliminary Report for 1954, Mr. T. Leslie Shear, Jr., of Lawrenceville School is listed as a team member. Bucky Shear, still a school boy, had his mother keeping a close eye on her teenager: ‘Mrs T. Leslie Shear paid us many visits’. (p. 175)