Cataloguing the 1936 Exhibition Collection
The year is 1936, and the British School at Athens is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. What better way to celebrate than an exhibition in London, displaying photographs, artwork, and physical […]
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Return to Sparta: the 1924-1927 BSA Excavations at Sparta in the SPHS Collection
Building on the success of the British School at Athens (BSA) excavations at Sparta in 1906-1910, the BSA returned to Sparta after WWI. The decision was made sometime during the […]
Sparta Begins: 1906-1910 BSA Sparta Excavations in the SPHS Collection
The investigation of Laconia and British School at Athens (BSA) excavations centring on Sparta was one of the most extensive and productive projects carried out by the BSA in the […]
Sparta Groundwork: SPHS Images of Early BSA Explorations in Laconia
One of the major British School at Athens (BSA) archaeological endeavours in the early 20th century was the campaign in and around Sparta in 1906-1910: the survey and accompanying trial […]