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Letters 1919-1923

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Correspondence, reports, accounting, and much more concerning the archaeology of Ur. These are all from the University of Pennsylvania Museum archives…

Mallowan Field Notes

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Note cards carried by Sir Max Mallowan during excavations, on which he wrote his excavation notes. Mallowan was general archaeological assistant at Ur…

Letters 1924

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Volume of correspondence increased as the excavation settled in to yearly routine and produced more and more finds. These are the letters, reports,…

Woolley's Miscellaneous Notes

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This is the last volume of Sir Leonard Woolley's field notes, those collected together with uncertain associations. It is labeled RC Miscellaneous,…

Royal Cemetery Notes, vol. 1

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Notes on the first of the private graves excavated. These notes are from trial trench E (TTE) one of the first that struck the Royal Cemetery. Woolley…

Woolley's General Notes, vol. 1

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These are general notes covering various areas around the site. Many appear to be from domestic areas, including graves from beneath the floors.…

Letters 1925

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These are the letters, reports, accounts, and telegrams concerning Ur from 1925 in the Penn Museum archives.

Royal Cemetery Notes, vol. 2

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Continuing from the first volume of cemetery notes, these mostly concern Trial Trench E (TTE), the main exploratory trench sunk into the Royal…

Letters 1926

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These are the letters, reports, accounts, and telegrams concerning Ur from 1926 in the Penn Museum archives.

Royal Cemetery Notes, vol. 3

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Continuation of notes on graves in area PG.