Talk:Department of Antiquities (Mandatory Palestine)

Proposed name change

Based on the best Reliable Source, the Palestine Exploration Fund that actually established and funded the Department of Antiquities, the name should be: British Mandatory Department of Antiquities of Palestine KamelTebaast 01:47, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

This is not correct. The PEF did not establish the DofA and the article you link to does not say it did. The correct version, with better sources, is already in the article. Zero^talk 01:53, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Since "Mandatory Palestine" was not part of the name, just like "British" wasn't, an option is "Department of Antiquities (Mandatory Palestine)". I don't much like parentheses in titles but I can put up with them. Zero^talk 01:57, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

I, too, am not a big fan of parentheses, but I like your solution. Thank you. KamelTebaast 02:35, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

References

Names

It is a bit frustrating that they often only use initials in Quarterly Of The Department Of Antiquities In Palestine... Im trying to make a list over initials, and the name I assume they represents, Huldra (talk) 23:40, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

• L. A. M Leo Aryeh Mayer
• E. T. R Ernest Richmond
• C. N. J.  ?? possibly C. N. Johns (very likely, as he was Field Archaeologist in the Department from April 1930. Zero^talk 00:36, 2 December 2017 (UTC))
• D. C. B. Dimitri Baramki

@Huldra: Dimitri Constantine Baramki was appointed as Student Inspector, Special Grade, in the department in 1927. Later on, under Hamilton, he became Chief Inspector. There is supposed to be an obituary in Berytus 31 (1983), p5 (a journal published by the American University of Beirut). Also see here. Zero^talk 01:15, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Often called the first Palestinian archaeologist. Should have an article. Zero^talk 01:19, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

@Zero0000: Dmitri Constantine Baramki sounds about right, Ive met his work on places like Az-Zakariyya and Bayt Nattif. And yeah, he should have an article.....one day...(PS: you got mail, btw) Huldra (talk) 20:06, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

And I wonder if D. C. Baramki was a relative of the architect, Antoni Baramki, who owned what became Museum on the Seam? Huldra (talk) 23:20, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

• Iliffe, J.H.?? (see Summil). Any relation of anyone listed at Iliffe? Huldra (talk) 22:19, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

@Huldra: John Henry Iliffe (1902–1960), Keeper of the Palestine Archaeological Museum from 1931 to 1948. Known as "Harry". Obituary in PEQ 93 (1961) 77–78. Zero^talk 02:31, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

@Zero0000:, ok, thanks! Huldra (talk) 20:07, 5 September 2020 (UTC)