Burton MacDonald
Burton MacDonald (September 13, 1939 – October 20, 2022) was a Canadian
Early life and education
MacDonald was born in Témiscamingue, Quebec, and attended
Academic career
MacDonald returned to St. F. X. in 1972 as a professor in the Department of Theology (later the Department of Religious Studies). He became a
MacDonald first became involved in archaeological fieldwork whilst studying at the École Biblique, including the sites of Gezer (1970) and Tell el-Hesi (1971) in Israel. He then joined excavations led by G. Ernest Wright at Idalion, Cyprus (1971). After further work at Idalion (1974) and Tell el-Hesi (1975), he was introduced to the archaeology of Jordan as a member of the Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain, directed by Walter E. Rast and R. Thomas Schaub (1977) and the Central Moab Survey, directed by J. Maxwell Miller (1979). He also participated in the University of Toronto's The Wadi Tumilat Project, East Nile Delta, Tell al Maskhuta, Egypt, under the directorship of John S. Holladay (1978–1979).[3]
MacDonald directed five major field projects, focusing on the Edomite plateau in southern Jordan:
- The Wadi el-Hasa Archaeological Survey (1979-1983)[4]
- The Southern Ghors and Northeast `Arabah Archaeological Survey (1985-1986)[5]
- The Tafila-Busayra Archaeological Survey (1999-2001)[4]
- The Ayl to Ras an-Naqb Archaeological Survey (2005-2007) [6]
- The Shammakh to Ayl Archaeological Survey (2010-2012)[7]
Death
Burton MacDonald died from acute myeloid leukemia in Halifax, on October 20, 2022, at the age of 83.[8]
Awards
- Research Award, St. Francis Xavier University (2000)[9]
- G. Ernest Wright Publications Award, American Schools of Oriental Research (2005) [9]
- Hall of Honour, St. Francis Xavier University (2010)[9]
A festschrift of collected essays in honour of MacDonald, Walking through Jordan: Essays in Honor of Burton MacDonald, was published in 2017.[10]
Selected publications
- MacDonald, B.; Banning, E. B.; Clark, G. A., Majchrowicz, D. and Coinman, N. R.; Coinman, N., Clark, G. A. and Lindly, J.; Donahue, J. and Beynon, D. E., Harlan, J. R.; Betlyon, J.; King, G.; and Piccirillo, M. (1988), The Wadi el-Hasa Archaeological Survey 1979-1983, West-Central Jordan. Wildrid Laurier University ISBN 0-88920-965-0
- MacDonald, B.; `Amr, K.; Broeder, N. H.; Skinner, H. C. W.; Meyer, C.; Neeley, M. P.; Reese, D. S.; and Whitcomb, D. S. (1992), The Southern Ghors and Northeast `Arabah Archaeological Survey. Sheffield Archaeological Monographs 5. J. R. Collis, Department of Archaeology and History, University of Sheffield ISBN 0-906090-43-1
- MacDonald, B. (1994), Ammon, Moab and Edom: Early States/Nations of Jordan in the Biblical Period (End of the 2nd and During the 1st Millennium B.C.). Al Kutba OCLC 32430317
- MacDonald, B., and Younker, R. (eds.) (1999), Ancient Ammon. Brill ISSN 0169-9024
- MacDonald, B. (2000), "East of the Jordan": Territories and Sites of the Hebrew Scriptures. American Schools of Oriental Research ISBN 0-89757-031-6
- MacDonald, B.; Adams, R. B.; and Bienkowski, P. (eds.) (2001), The Archaeology of Jordan. Levantine Archaeology 1. Sheffield Academic ISBN 1-84127-136-5
- MacDonald, B.; Herr, L. G.; Neeley, M. P.; Gagos, T.; Moumani, K.; and Rockman, M. (2004), The Tafila-Busayra Archaeological Survey 1999-2001, West-Central Jordan. Archaeological Reports 8. American Schools of Oriental Research ISBN 0-89757-066-9
- MacDonald, B. (2010), Pilgrimage in Early Christian Jordan: A Literary and Archaeological Guide. Oxbow ISBN 978-0-9774094-9-5
- MacDonald, B.; Herr, L. G.; Quaintance, D. S.; Clark, G. A.; and Macdonald, M. C. A. (2012), The Ayl to Ras an-Naqab Archaeological Survey, Southern Jordan (2005-2007). Archaeological Reports 16. American Schools of Oriental Research ISBN 978-0-89757-085-5
- MacDonald, B. (2015), The Southern Transjordan Edomite Plateau and the Dead Sea Rift Valley: The Bronze Age to the Islamic Period (3800/3700 BC-AD 1917). Oxbow ISBN 978-1-78297-832-9
- MacDonald, B.; Herr, L. G.; Quaintance, D. S.; Clark, G. A.; Hayajneh, H.; and Eggler, J. (2016), The Shammakh to Ayl Archaeological Survey, Southern Jordan (2010-2012). Archaeological Reports 24. American Schools of Oriental Research ISBN 978-0-89757-093-0
- Neeley, M. P.; Clark, G. A.; and Daviau, P. M. M. (eds.) (2017), Walking through Jordan: Essays in Honor of Burton MacDonald. Equinox ISBN 9781781792834
References
- ^ MacDonald, Burton. "Burton MacDonald Professor Emeritus". Religious Studies - St. Francis Xavier University.
- ^ MacDonald, Burton. "Burton MacDonald Professor Emeritus". Religious Studies - St. Francis Xavier University.
- ^ "Burton MacDonald's Homepage: CV: Archaeological Fieldwork Experience". St. F.X.U. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ a b Benedettucci, Francesco. "Downloadable Books". Archaeology of Jordan Online. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "The Southern Ghors and Northeast 'Arabah Survey". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Graf, David. "The Ayl to Ras an-Naqab Archaeological Survey, Southern Jordan 2005-2007". American Journal of Archaeology. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Publications: Archaeological Reports". The American Schools of Oriental Research. ASOR. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Dr. Burton MacDonald". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Burton MacDonald's HomePage: CV: Awards". St. F.X.U. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Walking Through Jordan: Essays in Honor of Burton MacDonald". Equinox Publishing. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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