[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Notebooks

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The Notebooks The process of excavating an archaeological site is essentially destructive but the irrevocable features are preserved in a notebook. The excavator records his thoughts and observations, ... The first two pages of Nb. Ε I, dated April 20, 1931. ... The accompanying notebook entry reads, “The walls of the upper storey of House 20 fall a prey to the minions of the εργολάβοϚ [contractor]” (Nb. Ε 1, p. 18.) Fragments of many sculptures and architectural pieces were found in the walls of the buildings that were being demolished. ... Perhaps a trifle over life-size” (Nb. Ε I, p. 4; April 21, 1931).

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Photography

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Photography A photograph made using the traditional silver halide process is a visual record largely unaltered by the photographer. It is this quality of capturing a mirrored image of the scene that lends ... An enlarged detail from the 18 x 24 cm negative above. ... View looking southeast across Section Ε on July 7, 1931, at 5 p.m. ... Total height preserved: 1.36 m” (Nb. Ε I, p. 140; June 4, 1931).