Ezzat Negahban
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Ezatollah Negahban (
Biography
Prof. Ezat O. Negahban was born
He was chief scientist in many excavations on
Among the critical contributions of Prof. Negahban to Iranian archaeology were his reforms to the curriculum of the Department of Archaeology at the University of Tehran, and the founding of the Institute of Archaeology. While he introduced and encouraged a more scientific approach to the field from the time he was appointed to the Department of Archaeology in 1956, starting in 1967, when he became Chairman of the Department, he reworked the curriculum around a significant component of fieldwork, mandatory for all students starting in 1970-1971. To facilitate this he established a base-camp of the Department's field school on the Qazvin Plain at the site of a restored Safavid
He was also a good friend of British archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan, former widower of Agatha Christie.
Projects
- Principal Excavations
- Mehranabad, 1961
- Marlik, 1961-1962
- Haft Tepe, 1965-1979
- Qazvin Plain, 1970-1979
- Other Projects
- Survey of Khorasan along Soviet border, 1965
- Survey of Kalardasht Plain, 1975-1976
Books
(In English)
- 1964, Preliminary report on Marlik excavation: Gohar Rud expedition ; Rudbar. 1961-1962. Iranian Archcological Service, Tehran.
- 1977, A Guide of Haft Tepe Excavation and Museum, Ministry of Culture and Art, Tehran.
- 1983, Metal vessels from Marlik. Beck. Munich.
- 1991, Excavations at Haft Tepe, Iran. University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia. (ISBN 0-934718-89-X)
- 1995, Weapons from Marlik. Reimer. Berlin.
- 1995, Marlik : The Complete Excavation Report. (University Museum Monograph ; 87), University of Pennsylvania Museum Publication. (ISBN 0-924171-32-4)
Awards
- 1999 Medal for Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Iran—For a lifetimes service in the field of Archaeology
- 1992 Award for Book of the Year, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Iran—For the Persian edition of "Excavations at Haft Tepe, Iran"
References
- ^ -استاد عزت الله نگهبان، "پدر باستان شناسی مدرن ايران" درگذشت
- ^ a b "بیوگرافی - شرح حال - عزت الله نگهبان، پدر دانش باستانشناسی نوین ایران". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
External links
- Encyclopedia Iranica (in English)
- Biography (in Persian)
- Obituary in Philadelphia Inquirer (in English)