David Stronach and British Archaeology in the Middle East.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maras, Sabrina, author.

Series:

British Institute of Persian Studies.

British Institute of Persian Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stronach, David,.

Stronach, David.

Archaeologists.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Middle East.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

A biography of the first director of the British Institute of Persian Studies.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Figures

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 'Torridon': A first home in Nottinghamshire

2 The beginning of the Second World War: Childhood interrupted

3 Crossing the Atlantic

4 Living in North America

5 Re-crossing the Atlantic

6 A safe arrival in Lisbon

7 Dogfight in the clouds

8 Gordonstoun School

9 Knight's Cross Cottage

10 National Service

11 Cambridge University

12 A Viking ring castle in Denmark

13 The palace of the Byzantine Emperors

14 News from home

15 The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara

16 Through Anatolia on foot

17 Turkish period

18 The secret of the Dorak treasure

19 Max and Agatha

20 Max Mallowan, archaeological mentor

21 How I came to specialize in Iran

22 BIPS (British Institute of Persian Studies)

23 Ruth Vaadia

24 The new Institute

25 David Stronach: Mentor, friend and problem-solver

26 Pasargadae

27 Mallowan and the next dig of the Institute

28 The Medes and Nush-i Jan

29 Qumis, or 'unfinished business'

30 The Iranian Revolution

31 After the revolution

32 Nineveh revisited

33 David Stronach: Reflections on a life well-lived

Notes

Index

Untitled

Untitled.

ISBN:

0-7556-5898-1

0-7556-5896-5

OCLC:

1583183050