My Dura-Europos

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Summary

Describes life from a female perspective on the excavation site of Dura-Europos, the site of many remarkable archaeological finds.

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Preface	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Historical Overview and the Role of Susan M. Hopkins in the Dura Campaigns
Archaeology, War, and Syria	p. 11
Dura-Europos	p. 17
Discovery and Recovery
Where the Journey Began	p. 29
The Summer School at the American Academy in Rome
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens	p. 43
Excavation Experience at Olynthus
Summer Tour in Europe	p. 65
With the Pillets in Paris
The Road to Beirut via Aleppo	p. 73
Maurice Pillet and His American Crew	p. 77
Beirut to Dura	p. 81
The Journey to the Site
Letters from Dura-Europos	p. 93
The First Joint Yale University and French Academy Excavation
Trip to Baghdad	p. 135
Back at Dura	p. 143
Preparations to Return to the USA
	p. 161
	p. 175
Pillet and After	p. 181
The Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Seasons, 1932-35	p. 195
The Dura-Europos Synagogue and Its Paintings	p. 217
The Return Trip of Mary Sue Hopkins Coates to Damascus and to Dura-Europos	p. 247
	p. 253
The Seasons at Dura-Europos
	p. 257
The Chronology of Dura-Europos
	p. 265
Those Intrepid Ladies
Notes	p. 277
Glossary	p. 285
Bibliography	p. 295
Index	p. 299
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