Roland de Mecquenem (archaeologist)


Roland de Mecquenem was a French archaeologist who took part in the excavations of Susa in Iran.
He was a graduate of the École des Mines.
From 1913 to 1946 he was the director of excavations of the Mission Archéologique de Susiane at Susa. In 1935 he discovered the ancient Elamite complex at Chogha Zanbil. In Persia he excavated numerous artifacts, many of which were sent to the Louvre in Paris.

Selected works

, excavated by de Mecquenem in Susa in 1939.