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Excavations, 1946 - 1953

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

This sub-series documents activities relating to excavations in Italy and North Africa. It includes correspondence with Italian and Libyan authorities to obtain permission to conduct archaeological fieldwork, appeals for funding, financial information relating to archaeological expeditions, and relationships with funding institutions back in England. The file concerning the activities carried out in North Africa also includes correspondence with various parties responsible for managing the major archaeological sites and antiquities in both regions of Libya: Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. References to work and study conducted in situ for the Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania (IRT) publication and correspondence on the repatriation of antiquities from Italy to North Africa are also part of this sub-group.

Reference number

AR-07.01.EXCA

Dates

  • 1946 - 1953

Conditions Governing Access

Materials in this sub-fonds are restricted until 40 years after creation.

Extent

2 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Italian

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in files by subject matter. Documents within each file are mainly presented in chronological order according to one or more academic years.

Repository Details

Part of the British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Via Gramsci, 61
Rome 00197 Italy