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James Mellaart

1925 - 2012

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James Mellaart FBA (14 November 1925 – 29 July 2012) was a British and Dutch archaeologist and author who is noted for his discovery of the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. He was expelled from Turkey when he was suspected of involvement with the antiquities black market. He was also involved in a string of controversies, including the so-called mother goddess controversy in Anatolia, which eventually led to his being banned from excavations in Turkey in the 1960s. After his death, it was discovered that Mellaart had forged many of his "finds", including murals and inscriptions from the Çatalhöyük site. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Mellaart is the 121st most popular archaeologist (down from 98th in 2019), the 4,381st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,458th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, James Mellaart ranks 121 out of 151. Before him are Lewis Binford, Blaga Aleksova, Carl Blegen, Zakaria Goneim, Michael D. Coe, and Julio C. Tello. After him are Charles Dawson, Ekrem Akurgal, Ivan Borkovský, Nancy Dupree, Klaus Schmidt, and John Beazley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, James Mellaart ranks 421. Before him are June Lockhart, Eddi Arent, Brandãozinho, Ali Bozer, Fernando Birri, and Ngiratkel Etpison. After him are Lucien Carr, Alec McCowen, Juan Francisco Lombardo, Fernand Decanali, Pasquale Fornara, and Kim Stanley. Among people deceased in 2012, James Mellaart ranks 352. Before him are Gerry Anderson, Brigitte Engerer, Igor Kvasha, Norman Joseph Woodland, Anna Schwartz, and Oswaldo Payá. After him are Richard Rodney Bennett, Maeve Binchy, Juan Francisco Lombardo, Antonio Cubillo, Hal David, and Ivan Calin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Mellaart ranks 4,382 out of 8,785. Before him are Anthony Joshua (1989), Michael Giles (1942), Freddie Francis (1917), Gavin Harrison (1963), Charles Bradlaugh (1833), and Steve Cooper (1979). After him are Sonia Robertson (1947), Boston Corbett (1832), Sax Rohmer (1883), Tony Trimmer (1943), Rachel Portman (1960), and John Grierson (1898).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among archaeologists born in United Kingdom, James Mellaart ranks 22. Before him are Kathleen Kenyon (1906), Dorothea Bate (1878), John Marshall (1876), John Evans (1823), E. A. Wallis Budge (1857), and Mortimer Wheeler (1890). After him are Charles Dawson (1864), John Beazley (1885), Grahame Clark (1907), James Prinsep (1799), Meave Leakey (1942), and John M. Allegro (1923).

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