David Stronach and British Archaeology in the Middle East
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-0-7556-5895-4 (ISBN)
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Drawn from interviews conducted between 2007 and 2020, this account of the life of renowned archaeologist and former director of the British Institute of Persian Studies, David Brian Stronach, reveals a lost period in international archaeology within Iran, when BIPS was founded and acted as a unique intellectual hub for archaeologists, expats, scholars and foreigners
It describes the challenges he faced establishing the Institute and his experiences working with some of the 20th century’s most fascinating personalities in archaeology, such as James Mellaart, Max Mallowan, Seton Lloyd and Agatha Christie. It also provides a new account of the effects of the Iranian revolution of 1979 on Stronach’s own life’s work, on the Institute he built, and on the international world of Iranian archaeology.
Sabrina Maras is a former adjunct Assistant Professor in ancient Near Eastern archaeology and History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. She studied ancient Near Eastern archaeology with David Stronach, and excavated on his team at Kerkenes, Turkey. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
List of Figures
Preface
Foreword
Chapter One. “Torridon”: a first home in Nottinghamshire
Chapter 2. The beginning of WWII: childhood interrupted
Chapter 3. Crossing the Atlantic
Chapter 4. Living in north America
Chapter 5. Re-crossing the Atlantic
Chapter 6. A safe arrival in Lisbon
Chapter 7. Dogfight in the clouds
Chapter 8. Gordonstoun school
Chapter 9. Knight’s Cross cottage
Chapter 10. National Service
Chapter 11. Cambridge University
Chapter 12. A Viking camp in Denmark
Chapter 13. The palace of the Byzantine Emperors
Chapter 14. News from home
Chapter 15. The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara
Chapter 16. Anatolia on foot
Chapter 17. Turkish period
Chapter 18. The secret of the Dorak treasure
Chapter 19. Max and Agatha
Chapter 20. Max Mallowan, archaeological mentor
Chapter 21. How I came to specialize in Iran
Chapter 22. BIPS (British Institute of Persian Studies)
Chapter 23: Ruth Vaadya
Chapter 24. Life at the Institute
Chapter 25. David Stronach: mentor, friend and problem-solver
Chapter 26. Pasargadae
Chapter 27. Mallowan and the Medes
Chapter 28. The Medes and Nush-e Jan
Chapter 29. Qumis
Chapter 30. The Iranian Revolution
Chapter 31. After the Revolution
Chapter 32. Nineveh revisited
Chapter 33. David Brian Stronach: reflections on a life well lived
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | British Institute of Persian Studies |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7556-5895-7 / 0755658957 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7556-5895-4 / 9780755658954 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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