Rose Solecki
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November 18, 1925
Rose Solecki | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rose Muriel Lilien November 18, 1925 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Archaeologist |
| Spouse | Ralph Solecki |
| Relatives | John Solecki, William Solecki (sons) |
Rose L. Solecki (born November 18, 1925) is an American archaeologist, who worked with her husband Ralph Solecki on excavations in Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Sudan.
Rose Muriel Lilien was born in New York City, the daughter of Israel Lilien and Anna Muchel Lilien. Her father was born in Poland.[1] Her brothers Harry and Sidney were baseball card collectors before World War II.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Hunter College in 1945, and her master's and doctoral degrees from Columbia University.[3] While she was a graduate student at Columbia, she participated in archaeological excavations in Arizona under the supervision of Emil W. Haury,[4][5] and in Peru under the supervision of William Duncan Strong.[6] She wrote A Study of Central Andean Ceramic Figurines (1981) based on her doctoral research.[7]
