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Legal name: Sandars, Nancy Katharine
Birthdate: 1914-06-29
Date of death: 2015-11-20
Gender: female
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Little Tew, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Places of residence: Oxfordshire, England, UK
Education: University of London (Diploma ∙ Institute of Archaeology)
British School at Athens
University of Oxford (St Hugh's College)
Occupations: archaeologist
translator
motorcycle dispatch rider (WWII)
poet
prehistorian
independent scholar
Organizations: Society of Antiquaries of London
German Archaeological Institute
WRNS (top secret "Y Service", WWII)
University of Oxford (St. Hugh's College)
Awards and honors: Fellow of the British Academy (1984)
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (1957)

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Gilgamesh and Enkidu by Anonymous

One of those very small Penguin 60s classics that slip easily into ones pocket. I have dozens of them and would read them on the train when commuting.

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