John Robert Sitlington Sterrett (1851 in

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'' (1901-1902 edition) (via

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—June 15, 1914)Cornell Faculty Memorial Statement
at

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; published October 14, 1914; archived online, 2010; retrieved May 10, 2022 was an American classical scholar and

archeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeol ...

. He was Professor of Greek at

from 1901. He was known for his expeditions, to present-day

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. Some of his work was illustrated by photographers by

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. He was elected to the

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in 1908.

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External links

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The J. R. Sitlington Sterrett Collection of Archaeological Photographs
Cornell Collections of Antiquities
John Robert Sitlington and Josephine Quarrier Sterrett Family Papers
at the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections {{DEFAULTSORT:Sterrett, John Robert Sitlington American classical scholars American archaeologists Classical scholars of Cornell University 1851 births 1914 deaths Explorers of West Asia Amherst College faculty Members of the American Philosophical Society