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.