John Garstang

John Garstang
John Garstang

John Garstang, arqueólogo británico, nació el 5 de mayo de 1876 y murió en Beirut el 12 de septiembre de 1956. Dedicó sus estudios especialmente al Cercano Oriente, Anatolia y el sur del Levante mediterráneo (región de la costa mediterránea desde Gaza hasta Turquía.).

De 1897 a 1908 condujo excavaciones en sitios romanos en Britania, Egipto, Nubia, Asia Menor y el norte de Siria. Entre 1909 y 1914 en Sudán y Meroe. Entre 1920 y 1921 en Palestina (Ascalón). En Jericó condujo excavaciones entre 1930 y 1936.

Garstang fue profesor de arqueología en la Universidad de Liverpool entre 1907 y 1941.

Trabajó como director del Departamento de Antigüedades bajo el Mandato Británico de Palestina entre 1920 y 1926, así como ocupando la posición de decano de la Escuela de Arqueología Británica de Jerusalén entre 1919 y 1926.

Posteriormente en 1947 Garstand funda el Instituto de Arqueología Británica del cual fue su primer director, sucedido por Seton Lloyd).

Bibliografía

  • Albright, William Foxwell. "John Garstang in Memoriam", Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 144. (diciembre de 1956), pp. 7–8.

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