Archaeology

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The Library holds more than 500 named collections which are distinguished by their specialized subject matter, age, uniqueness, or value. Most of the listed collections on this page are located in the John Hay Library. To locate digitized collections, search the Brown Digital Repository. This page also lists collections by subject area.

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Current collecting directions for materials in the John Hay.

These are digital three-dimensional (3D) models and images of cuneiforms found in the John Hay Library's Special Collections.

The collection includes some travel narratives by Egyptologists and accounts documenting archeological excavations that have taken place in Egypt since 1900, as well as works interpreting archeological findings.