John Robert Sitlington Sterrett (1851 in

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

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and other places in the Near East.History of Collection
/ref> Some of his work was illustrated by photographers by John Henry Haynes.

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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 Travelers in Asia Minor Amherst College faculty