David Stronach and British Archaeology in the Middle East

Sabrina Maras is a former adjunct Assistant Professor in ancient Near Eastern archaeology and History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. She studied ancient Near Eastern archaeology with David Stronach, and excavated on his team at Kerkenes, Turkey. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

• List of FiguresPrefaceForeword Chapter One. “Torridon”: a first home in Nottinghamshire Chapter 2. The beginning of WWII: childhood interrupted Chapter 3. Crossing the Atlantic Chapter 4. Living in north America Chapter 5. Re-crossing the Atlantic Chapter 6. A safe arrival in Lisbon Chapter 7. Dogfight in the clouds Chapter 8. Gordonstoun school Chapter 9. Knight’s Cross cottage Chapter 10. National Service Chapter 11. Cambridge University Chapter 12. A Viking camp in Denmark Chapter 13. The palace of the Byzantine Emperors Chapter 14. News from home Chapter 15. The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara Chapter 16. Anatolia on foot Chapter 17. Turkish period Chapter 18. The secret of the Dorak treasure Chapter 19. Max and Agatha Chapter 20. Max Mallowan, archaeological mentor Chapter 21. How I came to specialize in Iran Chapter 22. BIPS (British Institute of Persian Studies) Chapter 23: Ruth Vaadya Chapter 24. Life at the Institute Chapter 25. David Stronach: mentor, friend and problem-solver Chapter 26. Pasargadae Chapter 27. Mallowan and the Medes Chapter 28. The Medes and Nush-e Jan Chapter 29. Qumis Chapter 30. The Iranian Revolution Chapter 31. After the Revolution Chapter 32. Nineveh revisited Chapter 33. David Brian Stronach: reflections on a life well lived

This book tells the story of one of the leading figures of Near Eastern archaeology. But it is also an extraordinary evocation of the world of Near Eastern archaeology in the last half of the twentieth century: a world of big digs, big ideas, big personalities that has disappeared forever.