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Shanidar Cave and Zawi Chemi Shanidar, Iraq

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collection Creator
Solecki, Ralph S.
Solecki, Rose L.
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Ralph S. and Rose L. Solecki papers
Sponsor
Funding for the partial processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund
Date
1947-2017
bulk 1951-1990
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.2016-29, Series 1
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Ralph S. and Rose L. Solecki papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
Series 1 is divided into 9 subseries: (1.1) Season I-IV Excavation Field Notebooks, Excavation Catalogs, and Notes, 1951-1963; (1.2) Field and Artifact Data Cards, 1951-1998; (1.3) Excavation and Artifact Analysis, 1951-2017; (1.4) Writings and Publications, 1951-2012; (1.5) Correspondence and Administrative Files, 1947-2011; (1.6) Illustrations and Maps, 1951-2003; (1.7) Photographs and Slides, 1950-2017; (1.8) Sound Recordings, 1971-1975; and (1.9) Film, [1951-1993]
Collection Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Scope and Contents
This series comprises materials relating to Ralph and Rose Solecki's excavations at Shanidar Cave and Zawi Chemi Shanidar sites from 1951-1960 as well as subsequent analyses. The analytical and administrative files relating to the excavations date between 1951 and 2017 with the bulk dating from 1951-1990. Included are field notebooks of the Soleckis and their students, field and artifact catalogs, field and artifact data cards, research files, drafts and manuscripts, publications, correspondence, maps of the sites and geographical region in Iraq, illustrations of artifacts and site sequencing, and photographs and slides of Shanidar Cave, Zawi Chemi Shanidar, and other locations in Iraq.
Related Materials
Artifacts and other archaeological material from Ralph and Rose Solecki's excavations at Shanidar Cave and Zawi Chemi Shanidar can be found in NMNH Department of Anthropology's Collections accession 220078. Ethnological material from Iraq donated by the Soleckis can be found in accessions 202536, 232170, 242336, 249217, and 2088153. The Iraq Museum in Baghdad also holds archaeolgical material from the Shanidar Cave and Zawi Chemi Shanidar sites excavated by Ralph and Rose Solecki. Texas A&M University's Anthropology Research Collections may also hold material excavated by the Soleckis from Shanidar Cave.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1566232238184-1566232238354-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33969a06a-4ddb-4258-8573-041ddf4b37b3

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