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Perrot researched a number of ancient sites in [[Iran]], [[Palestine]] and [[Turkey]], animating the research at international level. He fist went to Iran in 1968, a year after the retirement of [[Roman Ghirshman]], to head the ''Delegation Archéologique Français'' (DAFI) and excavations of the country's ancient sites. He headed a multidisciplinary team in conjunction with the Iranian Centre of Archaeological Research, including experts from France, Iran and the [[United States]] who continued studies until the revolution in 1979. He worked on sites such as [[Susa]] and [[Jafar Abad]] and took measures to safeguard the vestiges of the [[Achaemenid]] period (between the sixth and fourth millennia [[BC]]. His notable discoveries included ancient items such as the headless statue of [[Darius]] which is now housed in the [[National Museum of Iran]] in [[Tehran]].<ref name="Bagherzadeh1990">{{cite book|author=Firouz Bagherzadeh|title=Jean Perrot, ami de l'Iran: Témoignage et hommage|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SNbYSAAACAAJ|accessdate=2 May 2011|date=1990*}}</ref> |
Perrot researched a number of ancient sites in [[Iran]], [[Palestine]] and [[Turkey]], animating the research at international level. He fist went to Iran in 1968, a year after the retirement of [[Roman Ghirshman]], to head the ''Delegation Archéologique Français'' (DAFI) and excavations of the country's ancient sites. He headed a multidisciplinary team in conjunction with the Iranian Centre of Archaeological Research, including experts from France, Iran and the [[United States]] who continued studies until the revolution in 1979. He worked on sites such as [[Susa]] and [[Jafar Abad]] and took measures to safeguard the vestiges of the [[Achaemenid]] period (between the sixth and fourth millennia [[BC]]. His notable discoveries included ancient items such as the headless statue of [[Darius]] which is now housed in the [[National Museum of Iran]] in [[Tehran]].<ref name="Bagherzadeh1990">{{cite book|author=Firouz Bagherzadeh|title=Jean Perrot, ami de l'Iran: Témoignage et hommage|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SNbYSAAACAAJ|accessdate=2 May 2011|date=1990*}}</ref> |
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In 1952, Perrot founded the ''"Mission archéologique française"'' |
In 1952, Perrot founded the ''"Mission archéologique française"'', now called the [[French Research Cener in Jerusalem]]; a joint research unit of the General Directorate for International Cooperation and Development and the [[CNRS]]. It is the CNRS's oldest foreign branch and became a permanent archaeological base in 1974. The current director since 1996 is Dominique Bourel. |
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He returned to France to become director of the [[CNRS]], which he joined in 1946 and for which he is now an honorary research director and correspondant |
He returned to France to become director of the [[CNRS]], which he joined in 1946 and for which he is now an honorary research director and correspondant |
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Jean Perrot | |
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| Born | 1920 |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Work on the prehistory of the Middle East and Near East |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology |
Jean Perrot (born 1920 – ) is a French archaeologist who specialised in the late prehistory of the Middle East and Near East.[1]
Biography
Perrot researched a number of ancient sites in Iran, Palestine and Turkey, animating the research at international level. He fist went to Iran in 1968, a year after the retirement of Roman Ghirshman, to head the Delegation Archéologique Français (DAFI) and excavations of the country's ancient sites. He headed a multidisciplinary team in conjunction with the Iranian Centre of Archaeological Research, including experts from France, Iran and the United States who continued studies until the revolution in 1979. He worked on sites such as Susa and Jafar Abad and took measures to safeguard the vestiges of the Achaemenid period (between the sixth and fourth millennia BC. His notable discoveries included ancient items such as the headless statue of Darius which is now housed in the National Museum of Iran in Tehran.[2]
In 1952, Perrot founded the "Mission archéologique française", now called the French Research Cener in Jerusalem; a joint research unit of the General Directorate for International Cooperation and Development and the CNRS. It is the CNRS's oldest foreign branch and became a permanent archaeological base in 1974. The current director since 1996 is Dominique Bourel.
He returned to France to become director of the CNRS, which he joined in 1946 and for which he is now an honorary research director and correspondant
Selected bibliography
- Perrot, Jean., Et ils sortirent du paradis--: carnets d'un archéologue en Orient, 1945-1995, Editions de Fallois, 334 pages, 1997.
- Les langues dans le monde ancien et moderne, Paris, CNRS, 1981, ISBN 978-2-222-01720-2
- La linguistique, Paris, P.U.F., 1989.
References
- ^ Ehsan Yar-Shater (2001). Encyclopaedia Iranica. Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 9780933273566. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Firouz Bagherzadeh (1990*). Jean Perrot, ami de l'Iran: Témoignage et hommage. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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