Reynold Higgins Atreus Ridge 1955, 1955
Scope and Contents
1955 Excavation Notebook for the Atreus Ridge area and House of Lead compiled by Reynold Higgins. Daily notes on excavation on r., sketch plans and basket numbers on v. At the back, with notebook turned upside down, papse notes. When the handwriting becomes neat and legible, these entries - lists of Fruit Trays - are by E. B. (Lisa) Wace. Also at back, list of site photographs required.
Dates
- Creation: 1955
Creator
- From the Series: Taylour, Lord, William Desmond, 1904-1989 (archaeologist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Fragile. Closed to readers.
Biographical / Historical
Higgins (1916-1933) read Classics at Pembroke College, Cambridge and later became Assistant Keeper 1947, Deputy Keeper 1965-1977, of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum.
Extent
1 notebook(s) (1 notebook)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Green cloth cover (Heffer's notebook), handwritten in pencil and ink, 17.5 x 19.5 cm Unfoliated, ff.112 in total. Half the notebook is unused. Fragile, p. 1 separated from text block, remains in place. Cover also detaching from text block, front cover has a deep vertical crease.
Custodial History
Previous reference 'Mycenae Archive x063' Birmingham transfer, Brown Curver Crate
Repository Details
Part of the University of Cambridge: Faculty of Classics Archives Repository
Faculty of Classics
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA United Kingdom
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archives@classics.cam.ac.uk