SCHECHEM EXCAVATION RECORDS, 1913-1985
By Rachel Adler and Britta Abeln
Collection Overview
Title: Shechem Excavation Records, 1913-1985
Predominant Dates:1956-1968
Creator: American Schools of Oriental Research
Extent: 5.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Languages: English, Arabic
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative and financial records relating to the excavation, official correspondence, site reports, field notes, artifact registries, top plans, pottery drawings, and photographs of the site and artifacts found there. Additionally, the collection includes a manuscript of Shechem: The Biography of a Biblical City by G. Ernest Wright, as well as an operetta about the excavation that was written and performed by participants in the 1962 excavation season.
Box and Folder List
Box 1:
Folder 1: Administrative Reports, 1957-1968
This file contains employee rosters, payrolls, lists of equipment purchased, and lists of objects being sent to different institutions.Additional material is located in Boxes 4 and 6.
Folder 2: Artifact Registries, 1960-1964
Additional material is located in Boxes 4 and 5.
Folder 3: Artifacts sent to the Palestine Archaeological Museum, 1926-1927
Folder 4-5: Correspondence, 1956-1972
These files contain letters pertaining to obtaining permission to excavate the site and remove artifacts from the country, requests for funding, lists of items sent to different institutions, and updates on the status of the excavation. Additional material is located in Box 6.
Folder 6-24: Field Reports
The Field Reports files are arranged by field, and include site reports, top plans, object registries, and artifact registries. Additionally, there is a preliminary report from the original 1913-1914 excavation.
Folder 6-7: General, 1945-1964
Additional material is located in Box 6.
Folder 8: Field II, 1968
Folder 9: Field III, 1957
Folder 10: Field V, 1960
Folder 11-12: Field VI, c. 1962
Folder 13-17: Field VII, c. 1962
Folder 18: Field VII: Pottery Registries, 1962, 1964
Additional material is located in Box 4.
Folder 19: Field VIII, 1964
Additional material is located in Box 6.
Folder 20: Field IX, 1962
Folder 21: Field XII, 1968
Folder 22: Field XIII, 1968
Folder 23: Field XV, 1968
Folder 24: Preliminary Reports, 1913-1934
Folder 25-26: Financial, 1956-1966
These files contain lists of expenditures and insurance policies.Additional material is located in Box 6.
Folder 27: Inventory of Shechem Records (Obsolete), 1979
Folder 28: Letters of Recommendation, 1960, 1966, 1968
The Letters of Recommendation are general recommendations of the local workers on the excavation, written in 1960, 1966, and 1968. The 1966 and 1968 letters were all written byEdward F. Campbell, and the 1960 letters are unsigned.
Folder 29-32: Manuscript: Shechem: The Biography of a Biblical City by G. Ernest Wright, n.d.
Folder 33: Notes, n.d.
Additional material is located in Box 4.
Folder 34: Operetta and Song, 1962
This file contains an operetta (in two acts) written and performed by the staff of the 1962 season excavation, as well as a separate song about the excavation.
Folder 35-40: Pottery Drawings, n.d.
Additional material is located in Box 2.
Box 2:
Folder 1-2: Pottery Drawings, n.d.
Additional material is located in Box 1.
Folder 3-4: Pottery Registries, 1962, 1964
Folder 5: Photographs,1960-1968
The Photographs are mostly of the excavation site, as well as pottery, coins, and other artifacts found at the site. There are also some photographs of tents and other non-archaeological subjects. Additional material is located in Boxes 3 and 6.
Folder 6: Photographs
Folder 7: Photographs
Folder 8: Photographs
Folder 9: Photographs
Folder 10: Photographs
Box 3:
Folder 1: Photographs, 1960-1968
The Photographs are mostly of the excavation site, as well as pottery, coins, and other artifacts found at the site. There are also some photographs of tents and other non-archaeological subjects.Additional material is located in Boxes 2 and 6.
Folder 2: Photographs
Folder 3: Photographs
Folder 4: Photographs
Folder 5: Photographs
Folder 6: Photographs
Folder 7: Photographs
Folder 8: Photographs
Folder 9: Photographs
Folder 10: Photographs
Folder 11: Photographs
Box 4:
Book 1: Administrative Reports, 1957-1968
These oversize files contain employee rosters, payrolls, lists of equipment purchased, and lists of objects being sent to different institutions. Additional material is located in Boxes 1 and 6.
Book 2: Artifact Registries, 1960-1964
This is oversize material. Additional material is located in Boxes 1 and 5.
Book 3: Pottery Registries, 1962, 1964
This is oversized material. Additional material is located in Box 1.
Book 4: Notes, n.d.
This is oversized material.Additional material is located in Box 1.
Box 5:
Folder 1: Artifact Registry Book, 1960
This is oversized material. Additional material is located in Boxes 1 and 4.
Folder 2: Artifact Registry, 1960
This is oversized material.Additional material is located in Boxes 1 and 4.
Folder 3: Artifact Registry, 1960
This is oversized material. Additional material is located in Boxes 1 and 4.
Folder 4: Artifact Registry Book, 1960-1962
This is oversized material. Additional material is located in Boxes 1 and 4.
Folder 5: Artifact Registry Book, 1964
This is oversized material.Additional material is located in Boxes 1 and 4.
Box 6:
Folder 1: Administrative Reports, 1957-1968
These oversized files contain employee rosters, payrolls, lists of equipment purchased, and lists of objects being sent to different institutions. Additional material is located in Boxes 1 and 4.
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1956-1972
These oversized files contain letters pertaining to obtaining permission to excavate the site and remove artifacts from the country, requests for funding, lists of items sent to different institutions, and updates on the status of the excavation. Additional material is located in Box 1.
Folder 3-5: Field Reports
These oversized files are arranged by field, and include site reports, top plans, object registries, and artifact registries. Additionally, there is a preliminary report from the original 1913-1914 excavation.
Folder 3: General, 1945-1964
Additional material is located in Box 1.
Folder 4: B 64, 1964
Folder 6: Financial, 1956-1966
These oversized files contain mainly lists of expenditures and insurance policies. Additional material is located in Box 1.
Folder 7: Map of Camp, 1962
Folder 8: Photographs, 1960-1968
These oversized photographs are mostly of the excavation site, as well as pottery, coins, and other artifacts found at the site. There are also some photographs of tents and other non-archaeological subjects. Additional material is located in
Boxes 2 and 3.