Peder Mortensen
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Peder Mortensen | |
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| Born | 7 May 1934 |
| Died | 8 December 2022 (aged 88) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Aarhus University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Archaeologist |
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Peder Mortensen (7 May 1934 – 8 December 2022) was[1] a Danish archaeologist specialized in the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods of southwest Asia.[2][3]
Mortensen was born on 7 May 1934 in Jutland.[4] He studied prehistoric archaeology at Aarhus University and graduated with an MA degree in 1960.[5] He was a curator at the National Museum of Denmark from 1961–1968,[4] the director of the Moesgaard Museum from 1982–1996,[6] director for the Danish Institute in Damascus and cultural advisor to the Danish embassy in Damascus 1996–2001,[4] and then honorary professor in Middle Eastern studies at University of Copenhagen.[4]
