Edgar Peltenburg

Edgar Peltenburg (28 May 1942 – 14 August 2016) was a Canadian archaeologist who specialised in the Prehistoric period, he conducted excavations in Scotland, Syria and Cyprus. He was emeritus professor of archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.

Early life and education

Peltenburg was born in 1942 in Montreal, his family were Dutch refugees of WW II. He completed his BA in Ancient History and Archaeology (1963) and his PhD (1968) at Birmingham University. He excavated with Kathleen Kenyon at Jerusalem and Charles Burney in north-west Iran, he later worked with Trevor Watkins at Philia-Drakos.

Publications

• Peltenburg, E. (1991). Kissonerga-Mosphilia: A major Chalcolithic site in Cyprus. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 282/283, 17–35.
• Peltenburg, E. (1993). Settlement Discontinuity and Resistance to Complexity in Cyprus, ca. 4500-2500 B.C.E. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 292(292), 9–23.
• Peltenburg, E. (2003). The Colonisation and Settlement of Cyprus. Investigations at Kissonerga-Mylouthkia, 1976-1996. Åström Verlag.
• Peltenburg, E. (2007). Hathor, faience and copper on Late Bronze Age Cyprus. Cahiers Du Centre d’Etudes Chypriotes, 37(1), 375–394.

External links

• "Edgar Peltenburg | University of Edinburgh - Academia.edu". Edinburgh.academia.edu. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
• "ABC Classic FM - Midday - Professor Edgar Peltenburg". Abc.net.au. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
• "Midday Interview - Professor Edgar Peltenburg". Podcasts.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.