Cosa Excavation Documentation, 1948-1996

Part of the Archaeological Archive in the American Academy in Rome.

The excavations of the Latin colony of Cosa (Ansedonia) in southwestern Tuscany, have become a reference point for the archaeology of Latin colonies and mid-Republican Rome itself. The collection documents the excavations carried out under the auspices of the American Academy in Rome by Frank E. Brown (1948–54, 1965–72) and continued in the 1990s under the direction of Elizabeth Fentress (1990-96). The Cosa photographs collections have been digitized by the Photographic Archive with the support of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and are available in the Academy's Digital Humanities Center. The paper archive is housed in the AAR Archaeology Archive and is accessible by appointment.