Roland de Mecquenem (archaeologist) explained

Roland de Mecquenem
Birth Date:	1877
Birth Place:	Orléans
Death Date:	1957
Nationality:	French
Known For:	Discovering first known envelope
Occupation:	archaeologist

Roland de Mecquenem (20 August 1877  - 1957) was a French archaeologist who took part in the excavations of Susa in Iran.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was a graduate of the École des Mines.

From 1913 to 1946 he was the director of excavations of the Mission Archéologique de Susiane at Susa. In 1935 he discovered the ancient Elamite complex at Chogha Zanbil. In Persia he excavated numerous artifacts, many of which were sent to the Louvre in Paris.^{[4] [5]}

Selected works

• Céramique peinte de Suze et petits monuments de l'époque archaïque (with Edmond Pottier). 1912.
• Mission en Susiane (with Jean-Vincent Scheil) 1935.
• Archéologie susienne, 1943-47.
• Recherches à Tchogha Zembil, 1953.^[6]

See also

• Petit chien à bélière

External links

• Web site: Roland de Mecquenem - Archives de Suse 1912–1939. Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée. August 14, 2011.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Mecquenem, Roland de . Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition . January 6, 2005. Laurianne . Martinez-Sève . August 14, 2011.
2. Book: Dictionary of the Ancient Near East . 73. Piotr Bienkowski . Alan Ralph Millard . 2000 . 0812235576 . August 14, 2011.
3. http://data.bnf.fr/11208155/roland_de_mecquenem/ Roland de Mecquenem (1877-1957)
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=V9QrPMN1C4EC&dq=%22Chogha+Zanbil%22+Mecquenem&pg=PA73 Dictionary of the Ancient Near East
5. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/mecquenem-roland-de Mecquenem, Roland de
6. http://www.idref.fr/078177383 IDREF.fr