Dorothy Mary Mackay (née Simmons, 11 November 1881 – 8 February 1953) was a British archaeologist who worked in Egypt, Iraq, and sites of the Indus Valley civilisation.[1] In 1940, she was appointed an assistant keeper at the Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, and between 1948–1951 she acted as a curator at the Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut.[2]
Dorothy Mary Mackay | |
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| Born | Dorothy Mary Simmons 11 November 1881 Croydon, England |
| Died | 8 February 1953 (aged 71) Beaconsfield, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, museum curator |
| Spouse | Ernest J. H. Mackay |
In 1912, Dorothy married the archaeologist Ernest J. H. Mackay, with whom she often cooperated in later years.
She was a member of the Croydon Branch of the Women's Social and Political Union.[3]
Books published edit
- "Ancient Cities of Iraq. A Practical Handbook". Baghdad: K. Mackenzie 1926
- Mohenjo-daro. Bombay: Indian State Railways Publicity Department 1929
- Mackay, Dorothy Mary Simmons (1951). "A Guide to the Archaeological Collections in the University Museum". Beirut: American University of Beirut 1951
- Mudun al-‘Iraq al-qadima. Transl. by Y.J. Miscony. Baghdad: ʻAhd Bagdad 1952
References edit
- ^ Thornton, Amara. "Discovering Dorothy", https://www.readingroomnotes.com/home/discovering-dorothy
- ^ Auji, Hala. "Tales of Tiles: Shifting Narratives of a Museum’s Islamic Artifacts", Bulletin de correspondance hellénique moderne et contemporain 3 (2020), 1–34, https://journals.openedition.org/bchmc/604#
- ^ Kaczanowicz, Marta. "Dorothy Mackay: A Forgotten Female Pioneer in Archaeology", Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo 11/3 (2023), 71–80, https://www.muzeologia.sk/index_htm_files/MKD_3_23_Kaczanovicz.pdf
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