Duncan Mackenzie
Duncan Mackenzie (born May 17, 1861 in Aultgowrie, Scotland , † August 25, 1934 in Pesaro , Italy ) was a Scottish archaeologist . He worked with Arthur Evans on the excavation and exploration of the Palace of Knossos in Crete, the center of Minoan culture .
Life
Duncan MacKenzie studied at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in classical archeology under Otto Benndorf in 1895 .
He then worked for the British School at Athens with David George Hogarth and Arthur Evans in Phylakopi . He then worked with them in Knossos.
Publications (selection)
- Megalithic Monuments of Rabbath Ammon at Ammān. Offices of the Fund, London 1911 ( digitized version )
- Excavations at Ain Shems (Beth-Shemesh). The Offices of the Fund, London [1913] ( digitized version )
- with Shlomo Bunimovitz, Zvi Lederman, Nicoletta Momigliano: The excavations of Beth Shemesh, November – December 1912. Routledge, London, New York 2016, ISBN 978-1-138-64074-0 , ISBN 978-1-315-63074-8
literature
- Nicoletta Momigliano: Duncan Mackenzie: A Cautious Canny Highlander. In: Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Volume 40, Supplement 63, 1995, pp. 163-168, doi: 10.1111 / j.2041-5370.1995.tb02106.x
- Nicoletta Momigliano: Duncan Mackenzie and the Palestine Exploration Fund. In: Palestine Exploration Quarterly. Volume 128, 1996, pp. 139-170, doi: 10.1179 / peq.1996.128.2.139
- Nicoletta Momigliano: Duncan Mackenzie. A cautious canny highlander & the palace of Minos at Knossos. Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, London 1999, ISBN 0-900587-83-0
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mackenzie, Duncan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aultgowrie, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1934 |
| Place of death | Pesaro , Italy |