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Resources · Art
& Archaeology · Princeton
University · 205 McCormick Hall · Princeton, NJ 08544-1018
ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARCHIVES
The archaeological archives consist of unique photographic
and textual documentation generated by over 100 years of expeditions and
excavations conducted and sponsored by Princeton University. In addition
to the primary corpus of photographs, glass plate and film negatives, drawings,
there are supplementary materials such as journals, field notebooks trench
reports and other ancillary records. Together these collections form a singular
archive manifesting Princeton's continued participation in and sponsorship
of excavations, a tradition that began in 1899 with Howard Crosby Butler's
first expedition to Syria and continues with the excavations at Balis in
central Syria.
RUDOLF-ERNST
BRÜNNOW AND ALFRED VON DOMASZEWSKI ARCHIVE 1897-1898
Photographs of the Roman province of Arabia, including
such sites as Amman, Bosra and Petra, to provide illustrations for Die
Provincie Arabia published from 1904-1909. Princeton retains drawings,
the original glass negatives and an accompanying set of mounted photographs.
The collection also holds the complete set of the earliest panoramic photographic
documentation of Mshatta’s facade, made by Rudolf-Ernst Brünnow in
1898.
HOWARD
CROSBY BUTLER ARCHIVE American Archaeological Expeditions to Syria 1899-1900
Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria 1904-1905 and 1909
Photographs of secular buildings, fortifications,
churches and monasteries, dating from the first to the seventh centuries
A.D., in northern and southern Syria. In addition to the primary corpus
of photographs, negatives and drawings, there are journals, diaries and
personal sketches.
AMERICAN
SOCIETY FOR THE EXCAVATION OF SARDIS 1910-1914
Photographs and negatives of the excavation of
the ancient Lydian capital of Sardis taken during the seasons of 1910
– 1914. The collection includes extensive documentation of the excavation
of the Temple of Artemis, as well as photographs of architectural details
and other objects found at the site.
COMMITTEE
FOR THE EXCAVATION OF ANTIOCH-ON-THE-ORONTES 1932-1939
Photographs and negatives from the excavation
of this late antique site and its objects. The archive, most noted for
its extensive documentation of mosaics, also includes inventories, field
notebooks, diaries, trench reports, drawings and other ancillary records.
PRINCETON
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION TO MORGANTINA 1955 – 1963 and 1966-1967
Photographs, negatives and slides from the excavation
of this prehistoric - Early Roman site. The collection also includes an
extensive set of architectural drawings, trench notebooks and field books.
PRINCETON
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION TO POLIS 1983 – PRESENT
Photographs, negatives, and slides, from the excavation
of the archaic and classical city of Marion in Cyprus. The collection
includes drawings, trench notebooks, field books, and other ancillary
records.
EXCAVATIONS
AT BALIS, SYRIA 1997 – PRESENT
Photographs, negatives, slides, and drawings from
excavations in central Syria at Balis, a well-known site with remains
dating from the Roman to the medieval period.