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Nationality
  
French

Name
  
Roland Mecquenem

Died
  
1957

Occupation
  
archaeologist

Role
  
Archaeologist

Roland de Mecquenem (archaeologist)
Born
  
1877
Orleans

Known for
  
Discovering first known envelope

Roland de Mecquenem (20 August 1877 – 1957) was a French archaeologist who took part in the excavations of Susa in Iran. He was a graduate of the Ecole des Mines.

From 1913 to 1946 he was the director of excavations of the Mission Archeologique 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.

Selected works

  • Ceramique peinte de Suze et petits monuments de l'epoque archaique (with Edmond Pottier). 1912.
  • Mission en Susiane (with Jean-Vincent Scheil) 1935.
  • Archeologie susienne, 1943-47.
  • Recherches a Tchogha Zembil, 1953.

    • References

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