(ARCHAEOLOGY) A mini archive of approximately 160 photographs from the Tell El-Hesi expedition in Palestine. 1970-71. Many of the photographs appear to be taken by the expedition photographer Theodore A. Rosen. The centerpieces of the group are four large-format exhibition boards with 71 mounted photographs, the images ranging from archaeological finds, to members of the expedition in the field, to views of the field. Silver (70) and chromogenic (one) prints, the images measuring 1½x1¼ to 7½x9½ inches (3.8x3.2 to 19.1x24.1 cm.), and the reverse, stapled to four white boards 22x28 inches (56x71.1 cm.). The group also includes more than 80 loose photos, all images showcasing dig finds, site photos, maps, and human remains on the dig; a couple duplicates. Silver and chromogenic (17) prints, the images measuring 2¼x3½ to 7½x9½ (most) inches (5.7x8.9 to 19.1x24.1 cm.), and the reverse, the sheets slightly larger, some with Rosen's credit stamp and a few with notations and a date in ink, on verso.
WITH--More than 400 35mm slides, many from the 1970-71 expedition, but others seemingly dated 1969 and 1973, all archeological records.
Provenance The Collection of the expedition Director John Worrell
Tell el-Hesi (or Tell el-Hesy) is a 25-acre archaeological site in Israel. It was the first major site excavated in Palestine, first by Flinders Petrie in 1890 and later by Frederick Jones Bliss in 1891 and 1892, both sponsored by the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF). A second series of excavations began in 1970, at the behest of the American Schools of Oriental Research and its President G. Ernest Wright, the Joint Archaeological Expedition to Tell el-Hesi. The project emphasized excavation in two parts of the site: the acropolis and its associated wall system (Fields I and III), and the Early Bronze III (EB III) wall system of the lower city (Fields V, VI, and IX).
