Table 1
Artifacts in the Oberlin Near East Study Collection brought to Oberlin College by Herbert G. May.
| SITE | NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS | ARTIFACT TYPES |
|---|---|---|
| Afula | 16 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Tell el-Ajjul | 3 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Ashkelon | 2 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Bab edh-Dhra’ | 1 | Ceramic Vessel |
| Khirbat al-Balu’a | 3 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Beth Shemesh | 47 | Bronze Dagger, Ceramic Sherds, Ceramic Vessels, Cuneiform Tablet Replica, Flint Blade, Game Board Replica, Grinding Stones, Loom Weight, Spindle Whorl, Whetstone |
| Tel Beth Yerah (Khirbet Kerak) | 4 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Tell el-Far’ah (North) | 10 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Khirbet Hamra Ifdan | 3 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Khirbet Harqala | 8 | Ceramic Sherds, Flint Blades |
| Horns of Hattin | 2 | Flint Blades |
| Khirbet al-Jariya | 3 | Copper Ore, Copper Slag |
| Jerash | 3 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Jericho | 11 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Lachish | 19 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Medeineh (On Wadi eth-Themed) | 26 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Megiddo | 11 | Ceramic Sherds, Ceramic Vessels |
| Meneiyeh | 12 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Tell Miski | 1 | Ceramic Sherd |
| Mugharet el-Wad | 12 | Bone, Flint Blades, Flint Core, Flint Scrapers, Flint Projectile Points |
| Tell el-Mustah | 9 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Na’aran | 4 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Tell en-Nasbeh | 1 | Ceramic Figurine |
| Purchased Jerusalem, 1967 | 29 | Ceramic Vessels, Glass Vessels |
| Saliyah | 31 | Ceramic Sherds, Copper Slag |
| Tell es-Sheikh Diab | 2 | Ceramic Sherd, Flint Blade |
| Tell Umm Hamad | 8 | Ceramic Sherds |
| Uruk | 1 | Cuneiform Tablet |
| Wadi Arah | 1 | Ceramic Figurine |
| Unknown Provenance | 252 | Bone Pins, Ceramic Sherds, Ceramic Vessels, Flint Tools, Groundstone Tools, Metal Arrowheads, Scarabs |
| Artifacts from Other Collectors | 109 | Architectural Fragments, Ceramic Sherds, Ceramic Vessels, Cuneiform Tablets, Cylinder Seal Impressions |
Figure 1
Professor Herbert G. May teaching a Biblical archaeology course at the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology, 1951 (courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives). Graduate School of Theology Subseries VI Box 1.
Figure 2
Herbert G. May registering pottery at the Megiddo Expedition’s dig house, 1932. From the 1935 Oriental Institute film, the Human Adventure.
Figure 3
Archaeological sites mentioned in the article. Map by author.
Figure 4
Bichrome Pottery Sherd from Tell el-Ajjul given to Herbert May in November 1932. Photograph by author.
Figure 5
Nelson Glueck (Courtesy of The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish. Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio, americanjewisharchives.org).
Figure 6
ONESC 273, Iron Age rim sherd from Meneiyeh gifted by Nelson Glueck in 1940. Photograph by author.
Figure 7
Iron Age Rim Sherd from Hamr Ifdan gifted by Nelson Glueck in 1940. Photograph by author.
Figure 8
John W. Flight. Reproduced from the Haverford Record. 1958. (Courtesy of Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania).
Figure 9
ONESC 008 Middle Bronze Age dagger from Tel Beth Shemesh. Loaned by Haverford College in 1940. Photograph by author.
Figure 10
ONESC 04, Iron IIC Cooking Pot from Beth Shemesh. Loaned by Haverford College in 1940. Photograph by author.
Figure 11
ONESC 04 in its original publication. Reproduced from Grant 1934, Plate XXV. (Courtesy of the Penn Museum).
Figure 12
Herbert May shows a visitor ONESC 04 in 1951 (courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives). Graduate School of Theology Subseries VI Box 1.
Figure 13
John A. Wilson. University of Chicago Photographic Archive, [apf1-11426], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
Figure 14
Grain Wash/Band Slip Ware Sherd from Khirbet Kerak (Tel Beth Yerah) collected by Nelson Glueck, later given to Herbert May.
Figure 15
An assortment of sherds from Tel Beth Shemesh Loaned by Haverford College in 1940. The sherds are marked with both their original field numbers and with unique loan numbers starting with the roman numeral VI. Photograph by author.