Dorothy Mackay
British archaeologist
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Dorothy Mary Mackay (née Simmons, 11 November 1881 – 8 February 1953)[1] was a British archaeologist who worked in Egypt, Iraq, and sites of the Indus Valley Civilisation.[2]
11 November 1881
Dorothy Mary Mackay | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorothy Mary Simmons 11 November 1881 Croydon, England |
| Died | 8 February 1953 (aged 71) Beaconsfield, England |
| Education | University of London |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Occupations | Archaeologist, museum curator |
| Spouse | Ernest J. H. Mackay |
Personal life
Mackay was born Dorothy Mary Simmons at Croydon in 1881. She studied Greek and French at the University of London, graduating in 1902.[2] She continued taking classes in botany, calculus, geology and zoology, gaining enough credits to graduate with a degree in zoology by 1909.[2]
She was a member of the Croydon Branch of the Women's Social and Political Union.[3]
In 1912, she married fellow archaeologist Ernest J. H. Mackay, with whom she often collaborated in later years.[3]
Career
In 1940, Mackay was appointed assistant keeper at the Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum in Oxford,[4] and between 1948–1951 she acted as curator at the Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut.[5]
Publications
- "Ancient Cities of Iraq. A Practical Handbook". Baghdad, K. Mackenzie. 1926.
- Mohenjo-daro. Bombay: Indian State Railways Publicity Department. 1929.
- "Beads from Taxila". Antiquity, 18(72). pp. 201–204. 1944.
- "Ancient River Beds and Dead Cities". Antiquity, 19(75). pp. 135–144. 1945.
- "The jewellery of Palmyra and its significance." Iraq 11(2). pp. 160–187. 1949.
- "A Guide to the Archaeological Collections in the University Museum". 1951. Beirut: American University of Beirut
- Mudun al-‘Iraq al-qadima. Transl. by Y.J. Miscony. Baghdad: ʻAhd Bagdad. 1952
