History

Archaeological Collection

Israel – Tel Dothan Archaeological Collection

• The Israel – Tel Dothan Archaeological Collection includes artifacts from the Early Bronze through Iron Age II (3,000 – 600 BC) from the site of ancient Tel Dothan which is located 60 miles north of Jerusalem. The dig was conducted in 1954-1955 by Wheaton College and the American Schools of Oriental Research. The Collection is a gift of former Providence Bible Institute (later Barrington College) alumnus, George Kelsey (1950), who was the first assistant to Joseph P. Free, the Director of the expedition.

Egyptian Archaeological Collection

• The Egyptian Archaeological Collection was donated by Elizabeth Eliot Gren and contains artifacts from a dig performed by William Cowper Prime in 1855. It also includes a 19th century Arabic outfit.

Pictured: Egyptian sarcophagi pieces (not much known about them).