The Duke University Galilee Database was conceived by Paul V. M. Flesher of the University of Wyoming and Chad Spigel of Trinity University. Discussions with excavators Eric M. and Carol L. Meyers led to refinement of the project and they provided encouragement and support at every stage. Student workers took part in several aspects of the project, helping to digitize the records and create each record’s metadata—as well as working on other aspects of the project. We want to recognize the contributions of Adam Toler (Trinity University), Nicholas Chrapliwy (Duke University), and Jamie Gaston (Duke University Divinity School). Our thanks go to them for the many hours of time they invested to help his project move towards completion.
Eric and Carol Meyers donated all the materials associated with the four excavations and with their Sepphoris excavations to the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University. The physical records can be consulted there; as well as the field notes, the collection contains notes, photographs, drafts and other aspects of the research that helped move the excavations towards publication. For publication permission and any use beyond “fair use,” contact the Rubenstein Library. For more information, consult the Permissions Page on this website.
The database itself was created by and resides at the University of Wyoming. Mark Roller of the University Libraries designed and implemented the database code and manages it on behalf of Paul Flesher and Chad Spigel. It resides on the servers of the University’s Information Technology Division. It is part of the Digital Programs of UW’s University Libraries. Finally, the creation of this database is part of the initiative of the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming to preserve past archaeological excavations and to make them more accessible to researchers.