“Excavations in Lasithi, Crete, B. S. A.” photograph album

Department Archive
Collection John Pendlebury Family Papers
Reference No. PEN 4/3/4
Level Volume
Place Lasithi Plateau
Dates 1937-1939
Scope and Content Contains photographs of archaeological sites, excavations, people at excavations (including John Pendlebury) and objects found around the Lasithi Plain. Covers excavations at Trapeza Cave, Skaphidia Cave, Argoulia Cave, Kastellos Tzermiadhou, Kolonna, Agiou Georgiou Papoura, Sta Mnemata, Karphi, Astividhero, Donadhes and Lagou. The album is labelled in John Pendlebury’s handwriting. The photographs have original reference numbers starting “Tz”, and photographs of objects have additional “O” references. These numbers refer to negatives in negative albums (PEN 4/3/6, 4/3/7 and 4/3/8). There is a list of the photographs with a negative reference written inside the front cover. Some photographs also have “M” numbers (Sta Mnemata), “K” numbers (Karphi), “A” numbers [Astividhero or Architecture], “Kol” numbers (Kolonna), “MK” numbers (Mikre Koprana) and “G” numbers. Some of the photographs were published in ‘Excavations in the Plain of Lasithi II’ by H. W. Pendlebury, J. D. S. Pendlebury and M. B. Money-Coutts, in BSA (38): these are photos 2, 3, 5, 14, 16, 17, 19, part of 64, part of 68, 167-168, 183-190, 191 (printed in reverse), 192-194. Some other photographs were published in ‘Karphi. A city of refuge in early iron age Crete. Excavation in the Plain of Lasithi III’ in BSA (38): these are photos 43, 48-49, 52, 57, 58, 61, 67, 82, 86, 88, 90, 110, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 123, 127, 132, 133, 138, 141-142, 146, 150, 153, 155, 162-164, 197, 201, 206, 228-236, 248-251, 253-257, 260, and 261-270. The series of excavation photographs is continued in the next album (PEN 4/3/5).
Related records [PEN 4/3/5], Volume, “Excavations in Lasithi II, Crete, B. S. A.” photograph album, 1939
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