Archaeology
Found in 249 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Leonard Horner to [Samuel Birch], 18 August 1861
This is an autograph letter signed from Leonard Horner to [Samuel Birch], dated 18 August 1861, Bury St Edmonds. The letter relates to the hypothesis that burnt bricks were known in Egypt before the time of the Romans, which Birch, Lyell and Horner defended against Archdeacon John Pratt.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from A. Irving, 30 September 1913
Irving writes that since he read his paper on the Solutré horse at Birmingham, another molar of Equus robustus has been excavated, and provides measurements. He asks for Ewart's advice on publishing his paper.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Edwin Ray Lankester, 22 April [1912]
Lankester presses Ewart to reply to his letters and send him his paper on the embryonic development of the horse. He hopes to be able to send Ewart his account of the new fluid implements from below the red clay of Suffolk.
The year is not written on the letter.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Ritchie, 26 October 1907
Ritchie writes that he has searched in vain for his notes on the animals from several archaeological stages in France but he provides Ewart with some notes on the archaeological findings in various places. He also writes that he is sending Hoernes' book for reference.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Richard Francis Scharff, 12 March 1909
Scharff provides notes relating to the measurements of the metacarpals and metatarsels from the centre of the provincial articular surface to the dorsal ridge of various prehistoric horses that have been uncovered in excavations.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Richard Francis Scharff, 16 March 1909
Scharff thanks Ewart for giving him his views on the metacarpals and provides some more measurements of various prehistoric horses that that have been uncovered in excavations.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Robert Munro, 12 July 1914
Munro writes that the Abbé Breuil is the most brilliant of the modern French school of archaeologists and that if he were to deliver the Munro Lectures his subject ought to be the culture and civilisation of the prehistoric people of Europe. He adds that Breuil has a notable collection of slides illustrating his discoveries, which would help those listening who were not fluent in French.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Boyd Dawkins (incomplete), 08 December 1907
Dawkins writes that he is sure the Glastonbury Committee will allow Ewart to study the remains of horses among their collections of refuse bones and provides the address of the master digger. He adds that he has not received 'the Roman Skulls from Newstead.'
The latter part of the letter, including author's signature, is unclear, but the address matches that of William Boyd Dawkins.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Gordon, 27 September 1913
Gordon hopes that the ewe and spotted lamb arrived safely in Leith. He provides details about the price his lambs fetched in Aberdeen. He writes that he is going on with the excavation of the Brough and has found some stone implements as well as the bones of horses, cattle and sheep, which he offers to send to Ewart for investigation.