Winifred Lamb's 1921-22 Notebook

Department Archive
Collection Mycenae Excavation Records
Reference No. MYC 1/1
Level Item
Dimensions 11.5cm x 17.5cm
Place Ancient Mycenae
Dates 1921
Donor/Creator Lamb, Miss Winifred
Project Mycenae Excavation 1920-1923
Scope and Content Notebook recording the progress of the excavation and information about finds in both the 1921 and 1922 seasons. Lamb records areas she is excavating from May-June 1921 including the fresco area, the NW slope, various rooms in the Palace (Megaron), Terrace of the Pithoi, the Court and some of the Tholos Tombs. She writes in detail about the frescoes in the Palace. She also has written excerpts from publications relevant to her work in Mycenae. Her recordings in May-June of 1922 focus more on the tombs of the Kalkani cemetery.