Name Helene Kantor Fields Archaeology, Art history Thesis 1945 | Alma mater University of Chicago Died January 13, 1993 | |
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Born 1919
Chicago, Illinois ( 1919 ) Institutions University of Chicago Oriental Institute Notable awards Percia Schimmel Archeological Prize Institution University of Chicago Oriental Institute Books The Aegean and the Orient in the Second Millennium B.C. | ||
The Harp of Chogha Mish (4th Millennium B.C)
Helene J. Kantor (July 15, 1919 – January 13, 1993) was a Near Eastern Archeologist and Art Historian in the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, best known for her work at Chogha Mish from 1961 through 1978.
Contents
- The Harp of Chogha Mish 4th Millennium BC
- Early life and education
- Research career
- Awards and honors
- References
Early life and education
Kantor was born in Chicago in 1919 with amortous congenital myopathy, a rare muscular disease that limited her activity and eventually ended her career. She attended Indiana University and received a B.A. in Zoology and Biology at the age of 19. She earned her Ph.D. in 1945 from the University of Chicago.
Research career
In 1944, while still a student, Helene published an article entitled "The Final Phase of Predynastic Culture, Gerzean or Semainean" in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies. Her most noted work, The Aegean and the Orient in the Second Millennium B.C., was published in 1947. This cross-cultural comparison demonstrated important connections between the artwork of the two civilizations.
Aside from her primary work at Chogha Mish, she saved the site of nearby Chogha Bonut from destruction by modern development and conducted two seasons of investigation there in 1976/77 and 1977/78.