Dimitri Baramki
Palestinian archaeologist (1909–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dimitri Constantine Baramki, often styled D. C. Baramki (1909, Jerusalem, Sanjak of Jerusalem – 1984, California, U.S.), was a Palestinian archaeologist who served as chief archaeologist at the Department of Antiquities of the Government of Mandatory Palestine from 1938 to 1948. From 1952 until his retirement, he was the curator of the Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, where he served as a professor of archaeology.
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Dimitri Constantine Baramki | |
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Chief Archaeologist at the Department of Antiquities of the Government of Mandatory Palestine | |
In office 1938–1948 | |
Preceded by | Robert Hamilton |
Personal details | |
Born | 1909 Jerusalem, Sanjak of Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1984 California, United States |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Education | University of London |
Occupation | Curator of the Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut |
Profession | Archaeologist, Professor |
Known for | Excavations at Hisham's Palace, the discovery of the Shalom Al Yisrael Synagogue |
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