Archaeological Exploration of Sardis (Program)

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Sardis is the capital of Lydia, located in the West of modern Turkey. During the height of its power in the 8th-6th centuries B.C. under the kings Gyges, Alyattes and Croesus, Sardis controlled the area from the Aegean coast to the Persian border. It was subsequently the western capital of the Persian empire and an important Roman center. Excavations at ancient Sardis have been conducted by Harvard and Cornell Universities under the aegis of the American Schools of Oriental Research since 1958. George M. A. Hanfmann, of Harvard University, founded and directed the project with A. Henry Detweiler and subsequently Stephen W. Jacobs of Cornell as associate directors.

From the description of Archaeological Exploration of Sardis photographs and news releases, 1963-1965. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072810

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associatedWith Coolidge, John, 1913-1995 person
associatedWith Cornell University. corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Detweiler, A. Henry, 1906-1970. person
associatedWith Hanfmann, George M. A. (George Maxim Anossov), 1911-1986. person
associatedWith Harvard University. corporateBody
associatedWith Sardis Expedition and Publications Office. corporateBody
associatedWith University of California, Berkeley. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Turkey--Sardis (Ancient city)
Turkey--Sardis (Ancient city)
Turkey--Sardis (Ancient city)
Turkey
Sardis (Extinct city)
Turkey--Sardis (Ancient city)
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Archaeology
Classical antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
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Archaelogists

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Active 1958

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French

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