Illustrations
The illustrations included in this website are listed here, by the pages in which they appear, with links to each page or section. The majority of the photographs have been newly digitised over the duration of this project from negatives in Box 13 of the Horsfield archive at the UCL Institute of Archaeology.
The negatives were in negative books labelled in pen with the dates of photography. Indexes with Agnes Conway's handwritten annotations in the front of each book indicated the subject of the negatives contained in each numbered negative folio. References to each negative are given as [Box]/[Neg book]/[Neg folio]. The captions listed below are primarily based on the information given in these annotated indexes. Corrections or amendments to the information given in the captions are welcome.
Special thanks to Stuart Laidlaw (UCL Institute of Archaeology) for all his help with the digitisation process, and to Wei Ping Young for her assistance.
The negatives were in negative books labelled in pen with the dates of photography. Indexes with Agnes Conway's handwritten annotations in the front of each book indicated the subject of the negatives contained in each numbered negative folio. References to each negative are given as [Box]/[Neg book]/[Neg folio]. The captions listed below are primarily based on the information given in these annotated indexes. Corrections or amendments to the information given in the captions are welcome.
Special thanks to Stuart Laidlaw (UCL Institute of Archaeology) for all his help with the digitisation process, and to Wei Ping Young for her assistance.
About
First page of the Petra Excavation Fund Diary. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 8/Business papers to be kept.
First page of the Petra Excavation Fund Diary. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 8/Business papers to be kept.
Prelude
Starting out for Petra in Wadi Musa, 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/1.
Group in kitchen inside a cave at Cook's Camp, Petra; photograph taken during Agnes Conway's trip in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/10
Slideshow:
1. The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/1.
2. A Franciscan monk stands in the Garden of Gethsemane, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/4.
3. A street in Jerusalem, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/7.
4. Two archaeologists who helped Agnes Conway in preparations for her journey to Petra: Mary Kitson Clark (left) and Elinor Ewbank (right). Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/33.
Starting out for Petra in Wadi Musa, 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/1.
Group in kitchen inside a cave at Cook's Camp, Petra; photograph taken during Agnes Conway's trip in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/10
Slideshow:
1. The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/1.
2. A Franciscan monk stands in the Garden of Gethsemane, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/4.
3. A street in Jerusalem, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/7.
4. Two archaeologists who helped Agnes Conway in preparations for her journey to Petra: Mary Kitson Clark (left) and Elinor Ewbank (right). Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/33.
Diary
21 March 1929. A photograph taken by Dietlef Nielsen of Agnes Conway at the Hammam. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Basta Maan Sabra duplicates.
22 March 1929. An unnamed man, possibly Dietlef Nielsen, standing in front of a wall, with different layers of stone clearly visible, at the Hammam. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Basta Maan Sabra duplicates.
23 March 1929. A cistern at El Basta. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Basta Maan Sabra duplicates.
24 March 1929. A photograph taken in 1929 of the arrow shoots in El Habis castle. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/98.
26 March 1929. George Horsfield (left) and Agnes Conway (right) sitting in a camp cave at Petra, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/84.
9 April 1929. The rubbish dumps known as "Katoote". Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/77.
10 April 1929. A quarry in El Barid (Little Petra), photographed in the mid 1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology 13/Petra 1934-36/61.
11 April 1929. George Horsfield paying workmen at Petra during excavations in the mid 1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/62.
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12 April 1929. The Wahabi caravan entering Petra from the north. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/62.
12 April 1929. The Wahabi caravan leaving Petra, moving south. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/66.
17 April 1929. Photographed from the top of El Biyara, the view towards Sabra. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/50.
19 April 1929. Obelisk on Zibb Atuf, photographed in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/24.
21 April 1929. Flooding in Wadi Musa, near El Biyara, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology.13/Petra 1/97.
23 April 1929. View photographed from the top of El Biyara, showing the village of Elji on the right. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/49.
23 April 1929. The Siyagh and Arabah as photographed from El Biyara, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/57.
24 April 1929. The Deir and Klausenschluct from the summit of El Biyara. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/32.
25 April 1929. The "Triple Dushara Tomb" photographed in the mid-1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/96.
28 April 1929. A cave on Jebel en Mer, photographed in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/81.
3 May 1929. Part 2. The Deir, photographed in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/26.
3 May 1929. Part 2. A Deir house with niches visible, photographed in 1932. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/53.
7 May 1929. An unnamed man stands amidst the houses close to the Theatre, photographed in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/11.
9 May 1929. A street in Siyagh, opposite El Habis, photographed in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/94.
21 March 1929. A photograph taken by Dietlef Nielsen of Agnes Conway at the Hammam. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Basta Maan Sabra duplicates.
22 March 1929. An unnamed man, possibly Dietlef Nielsen, standing in front of a wall, with different layers of stone clearly visible, at the Hammam. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Basta Maan Sabra duplicates.
23 March 1929. A cistern at El Basta. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Basta Maan Sabra duplicates.
24 March 1929. A photograph taken in 1929 of the arrow shoots in El Habis castle. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/98.
26 March 1929. George Horsfield (left) and Agnes Conway (right) sitting in a camp cave at Petra, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/84.
9 April 1929. The rubbish dumps known as "Katoote". Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/77.
10 April 1929. A quarry in El Barid (Little Petra), photographed in the mid 1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology 13/Petra 1934-36/61.
11 April 1929. George Horsfield paying workmen at Petra during excavations in the mid 1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/62.
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12 April 1929. The Wahabi caravan entering Petra from the north. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/62.
12 April 1929. The Wahabi caravan leaving Petra, moving south. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/66.
17 April 1929. Photographed from the top of El Biyara, the view towards Sabra. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/50.
19 April 1929. Obelisk on Zibb Atuf, photographed in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/24.
21 April 1929. Flooding in Wadi Musa, near El Biyara, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology.13/Petra 1/97.
23 April 1929. View photographed from the top of El Biyara, showing the village of Elji on the right. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/49.
23 April 1929. The Siyagh and Arabah as photographed from El Biyara, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/57.
24 April 1929. The Deir and Klausenschluct from the summit of El Biyara. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/32.
25 April 1929. The "Triple Dushara Tomb" photographed in the mid-1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/96.
28 April 1929. A cave on Jebel en Mer, photographed in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/81.
3 May 1929. Part 2. The Deir, photographed in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/26.
3 May 1929. Part 2. A Deir house with niches visible, photographed in 1932. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/53.
7 May 1929. An unnamed man stands amidst the houses close to the Theatre, photographed in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/11.
9 May 1929. A street in Siyagh, opposite El Habis, photographed in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/94.
Wider Context
Archaeology in Mandate Transjordan
The first three Bulletins of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem. The Bulletins enabled BSAJ students to publish the preliminary results of their excavations. Image: Amara Thornton, 2018.
Slideshow:
1. A view of the Propylea of Artemis in ancient Gerasa, with the modern village of Jerash beyond. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/TJ 1933.
2. A street in Jerash village, photographed in 1933. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/TJ 1933.
3. A view of the ruins of ancient Gerasa, photographed in 1933. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/TJ 1933.
Mahmud Charish (left) and George Horsfield (right) photographed at Jerash in 1929. Charish wears traditional Circassian garments; George Horsfield wears a Circassian hat, a reflection of his personal affiliation with the community. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/30.
Tourism in Mandate Transjordan
A white Cook's Tent set up near El Habis, Petra, 1927. Copyright UCL Intitute of Archaeology. 13/1927/8.
Archaeology in Mandate Transjordan
The first three Bulletins of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem. The Bulletins enabled BSAJ students to publish the preliminary results of their excavations. Image: Amara Thornton, 2018.
Slideshow:
1. A view of the Propylea of Artemis in ancient Gerasa, with the modern village of Jerash beyond. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/TJ 1933.
2. A street in Jerash village, photographed in 1933. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/TJ 1933.
3. A view of the ruins of ancient Gerasa, photographed in 1933. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/TJ 1933.
Mahmud Charish (left) and George Horsfield (right) photographed at Jerash in 1929. Charish wears traditional Circassian garments; George Horsfield wears a Circassian hat, a reflection of his personal affiliation with the community. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/30.
Tourism in Mandate Transjordan
A white Cook's Tent set up near El Habis, Petra, 1927. Copyright UCL Intitute of Archaeology. 13/1927/8.
People
Agnes Conway Horsfield, camera in hand, in Transjordan, 1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. P2008-360.
George Horsfield in Jerash, c. 1924. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. P2008-790.
Ali Burar in Petra, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. P2008-792a.
Mahmud Charish in his Circassian garments. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/29.
Pere Antoine Savignac taking photographs at Petra. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. Horsfield Box 13/Petra 1932/43.
Agnes Conway Horsfield, camera in hand, in Transjordan, 1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. P2008-360.
George Horsfield in Jerash, c. 1924. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. P2008-790.
Ali Burar in Petra, 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. P2008-792a.
Mahmud Charish in his Circassian garments. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/29.
Pere Antoine Savignac taking photographs at Petra. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. Horsfield Box 13/Petra 1932/43.
Places
Map of Petra with annotations by George Horsfield and Tawfiq Canaan. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. Horsfield Box 8.
Photograph of a cistern at El Basta. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Sabra Basta Maan duplicates.
An undated photograph in the Horsfield archive showing soldiers sitting in a street in Elji village. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 11/Prints Petra Wadi Rumm Personal.
A Roman theatre in Sabra. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Sabra Maan Basta duplicates.
Siq al Barid Temple, El Barid, c. 1934-6. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-6/65.
The Siq's narrow passageway, just as it opens to reveal El Khazneh (The Treasury), visible in the centre. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology Horsfield Box 11.
A white Cook's Tent set up near El Habis, Petra, 1927. Copyright UCL Intitute of Archaeology 13/1927/8.
View of El Habis, taken from the West, 1934-36. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-6/ 81.
Royal Tombs visible at the base of El Khubta, Petra. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/13.
The Tomb of the Urn, Petra, photographed in 2008. Copyright Amara Thornton.
El Biyara towering over the Petra landscape. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology Horsfield Box 13 Neg 75 Petra 1934-36.
A Wahabi caravan passes south by Wady Thugra in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/64.
An unnamed individual sits atop Zubb Pharoon at Petra. Copyright of the UCL Institute of Archaeology. 14/print 5.
Detail of a portion of the High Place of Sacrifice on the summit of Zibb Autf. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/22.
View from El Khubta, showing Al Biyara (left) and El Ma'aisera (right). Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/39.
View from the top of Al Biyara, showing the Ma'aisera (left) and the Wadi Turkmaniya (right). Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/35.
Part of the stone circle discovered by Agnes Conway in 1929, photographed during more intensive excavation on the site in 1934. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934 Duplicates.
Al Deir (The Monastery), in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/26.
An unnamed man sits in this photograph from 1929, showing Wadi Farasa West. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/79.
View of the Siyagh. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra Duplicates.
A photograph of the "Cave of the Christians" from 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/7.
The rubbish dumps known as "Katoote". Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/77.
An unnamed man sitting by a cave on Jebel en Mer, photographed in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/81.
The Garden Temple in the Wadi Farasa, photographed in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/14.
The Deir and Klausenschluct from the summit of El Biyara. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/32.
The "Triple Dushara Tomb" photographed in the mid-1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/96.
Map of Petra with annotations by George Horsfield and Tawfiq Canaan. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. Horsfield Box 8.
Photograph of a cistern at El Basta. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Sabra Basta Maan duplicates.
An undated photograph in the Horsfield archive showing soldiers sitting in a street in Elji village. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 11/Prints Petra Wadi Rumm Personal.
A Roman theatre in Sabra. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Sabra Maan Basta duplicates.
Siq al Barid Temple, El Barid, c. 1934-6. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-6/65.
The Siq's narrow passageway, just as it opens to reveal El Khazneh (The Treasury), visible in the centre. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology Horsfield Box 11.
A white Cook's Tent set up near El Habis, Petra, 1927. Copyright UCL Intitute of Archaeology 13/1927/8.
View of El Habis, taken from the West, 1934-36. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-6/ 81.
Royal Tombs visible at the base of El Khubta, Petra. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/13.
The Tomb of the Urn, Petra, photographed in 2008. Copyright Amara Thornton.
El Biyara towering over the Petra landscape. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology Horsfield Box 13 Neg 75 Petra 1934-36.
A Wahabi caravan passes south by Wady Thugra in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/64.
An unnamed individual sits atop Zubb Pharoon at Petra. Copyright of the UCL Institute of Archaeology. 14/print 5.
Detail of a portion of the High Place of Sacrifice on the summit of Zibb Autf. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/22.
View from El Khubta, showing Al Biyara (left) and El Ma'aisera (right). Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/39.
View from the top of Al Biyara, showing the Ma'aisera (left) and the Wadi Turkmaniya (right). Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/35.
Part of the stone circle discovered by Agnes Conway in 1929, photographed during more intensive excavation on the site in 1934. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934 Duplicates.
Al Deir (The Monastery), in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/26.
An unnamed man sits in this photograph from 1929, showing Wadi Farasa West. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/79.
View of the Siyagh. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra Duplicates.
A photograph of the "Cave of the Christians" from 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/7.
The rubbish dumps known as "Katoote". Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/77.
An unnamed man sitting by a cave on Jebel en Mer, photographed in 1929. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1/81.
The Garden Temple in the Wadi Farasa, photographed in 1927. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/1927/14.
The Deir and Klausenschluct from the summit of El Biyara. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1932/32.
The "Triple Dushara Tomb" photographed in the mid-1930s. Copyright UCL Institute of Archaeology. 13/Petra 1934-36/96.