Sardis Expedition and Publications Office.

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Sardis was 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. For further information see two works by: G.M.A. Hanfmann: Letters from Sardis and Sardis from Prehistoric to Roman Times (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972 and 1983).

From the description of Records 1910-1984 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 234360127

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creatorOf Sardis Expedition and Publications Office. Records 1910-1984 (inclusive). Harvard University Art Museum
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associatedWith American Schools of Oriental Research. corporateBody
associatedWith Archaeological Exploration of Sardis (1958- ) corporateBody
associatedWith Bath-Gymnasium Complex (Sardis) corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Program in Urban and Regional Studies. corporateBody
associatedWith Detweiler, A. Henry. person
associatedWith Fogg Art Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902- person
associatedWith Gyges, King. person
associatedWith Hanfmann, George Maxim Anossov, 1911- person
associatedWith National Endowment for the Humanities. corporateBody
associatedWith National Science Foundation (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Scott, Jane Ayer. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Turkey--Sardis (Extinct city)
Turkey
Lydia (Kingdom)
Sardis (Extinct city)
Subject
Aerial photography
Aerial photography in archaeology
Archaeology
Architecture, Byzantine
Architecture, Classical
Architecture, Early Christian
Art, Classical
Art, Greek
Art, Roman
Bronze age
Bronzes, Greek
Bronzes, Hellenistic
Christian antiquities
Classical antiquities
Coins, Byzantine
Coins, Greek
Coins, Roman
Excavations (Archaeology)
Gems, Classical
Jewish architecture
Pottery, Byzantine
Pottery, Greek
Pottery, Roman
Synagogue architecture
Synagogues
Occupation
Activity
Archaeologists
Architects
Geologists
Photographers

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Active 1910

Active 1984

Turkish,

German,

English

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