Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart°
MACALISTER, ROBERT ALEXANDER STEWART°
MACALISTER, ROBERT ALEXANDER STEWART ° (1870–1951), Irish archaeologist. From 1899 to 1900 he participated with F.J. Bliss in the excavation of mounds in the Shephelah and in 1902–05 and 1907–09 directed the excavation of Gezer, publishing a three-volume report single-handedly in 1912. In 1925 he directed an excavation on the hill of Ophel in Jerusalem. In his later years, he was professor of Celtic archaeology at Dublin (1909–43). He was one of the pioneers of Palestinian archaeology, being the first to publish his finds in an exact manner and laying the foundations for comparative dating by ceramics and context dating. His works include The Philistines (1914) and A Century of Excavation in Palestine (1925).
[Michael Avi-Yonah]
More From encyclopedia.com
Alexander Colins , Alexander Colins (älĕksäN´drə kôlăN´), c.1527–1612, Flemish sculptor. He brought European court mannerism to Germany, where he directed the sculpture… Alexander The Great , Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) was the king of Macedon, the leader of the Corinthian League, and the conq… Grover Cleveland Alexander , Alexander, Grover Cleveland
1887-1950
American baseball player
Grover Cleveland Alexander serves as an icon for his generation of professional baseba… Alexander Of Tralles , Alexander of Tralles
(b. Tralles, in Lydia, first half of the sixth century a.d.; fl. in the time of Justinian)
medicine.
Alexander of Tralles was th… ALEXANDER , ALEXANDER
ALEXANDER (c. 36–7 b.c.e.), son of *Herod and *Mariamne. As Herod's heir presumptive, Alexander was educated in Rome with his younger broth… Alexander John Forsyth , Forsyth, Alexander John
Alexander John Forsyth (fôrsīth´), 1769–1843, Scottish inventor. He invented in 1807 the first workable percussion cap for th…
About this article
Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart°
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart°