File AJ/4 - Report on tumuli or barrows in the Sardis region

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GB 891 AJ-AJ/4

Title

Report on tumuli or barrows in the Sardis region

Date(s)

  • [1830] (Creation)

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Extent and medium

4 pages handwritten

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Name of creator

Archival history

Created by George Hale and given to Alexander Johnston.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

In "Donations" in the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society for May 15 1830, "A Drawing and Description of some Tumuli, near Sardis, in Asia Minor: by Dr. Hall" was donated by Sir Alexander Johnston.

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Scope and content

Report on tumuli or barrows in the Sardis region (Turkey) by George Hale. A description of the tumuli signed by Hale, after which there is a quote from Herodotus.

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Language of material

  • English

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