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Excavation notebook “Tzermiadha. Plans, Stroses” [PEN 4/1/3], Excavation notebook “Tzermiadha. Plans, Stroses”, 1937-1939

Material relating to excavations near Tzermiado, Lasíthi Plain, Crete, including Karphi. Comprises notes about test excavations, and bigger excavations at Karphi, Argoulia Cave, near Trapeza Cave, Skaphidia Cave, Kastellos, Donadhes (Lagou), Kolonna (Lagou), Kerasa, Agiou Georgiou Papoura, Sta Mnemata, Mikre Koprana, Meskine Cave, Astividhero, and Vitzelovrysis. The notes include descriptions of sites, lists of finds, and references to photographs and objects (references starting “Tz”), and are most extensive for Kastellos, Karphi and Sta Mnemata. The notebook also contains (starting from the other side of the book) rough diagrams relating to Kastellos, Skaphidia Cave, Donadhes, Kolonna, Kerasa, Papoura, Sta Mnemata, Karphi, Meskine Cave and Astividhero. The notes were written by several different people [including John and Hilda Pendlebury].

Excavation notebook “Tzermiadha. Objects, Photographs” [PEN 4/1/4], Excavation notebook “Tzermiadha. Objects, Photographs”, 1937-1939

Material relating to excavations near Tzermiado, Lasíthi Plain, Crete, including Karphi. The notebook contains a catalogue [partly in Hilda Pendlebury’s handwriting] detailing objects found at excavations: object numbers, provenance (site and exact location), description of object, small sketches of items, size and photograph number. The object numbers begin “Tz”. The objects catalogued are from Karphi, near Trapeza Cave, Kastellos, Donadhes, Kolonna, Kerasa, Papoura, Sta Mnemata, Karphi, Vitzelovrysis, Mikre Koprana, Astividhero, road from Kolonna to Tzermiado, and Meskine Cave. Also contains (from other end of notebook) a list of [items at excavation house in Tzermiado] and a photographic catalogue detailing photograph number (reference numbers starting “O.”), provenance of items in photograph, description of items, material of object, date of object, and distribution of objects on the photograph.

“Tzermiadha 1937”, John Pendlebury’s notebook [PEN 4/2/1], “Tzermiadha 1937”, John Pendlebury’s notebook, 1937

Contains diary notes briefly detailing work done on excavations around Tzermiado (1-21 June 1937) with rough sketches of sites including Papoura 2 and Sta Mnemata. Further rough sketches and a list of [land owners] start from the back of the notebook.

“Τζερνιαδιο 1938” [Tzermiado], John Pendlebury’s notebook [PEN 4/2/2], “Τζερνιαδιο 1938” [Tzermiado], John Pendlebury’s notebook, 1938-1939

Contains diary notes briefly detailing work done on excavations around Tzermiado (11-30 May 1938), rough sketches of sites, a few notes in Greek, rough calculations, crossed out notes, and notes about K 8-18, K 19, 20, 38-41, K21-37 and K42-57 [sections of Karphi site]. Also contains lists of contents of boxes (containing finds) and lists of items left and needed [at excavation house], 1938 and 1939, written at the back of the book.