Agent · Expedition member

Emil Forrer

fl. 1930

Agent and expedition member, active in 1930. Acted for Oriental Institute.

Through their hands

1 record

1930
Agency
AgencyForrer acted on behalf of the Oriental Institute in seeking acquisition of land for the expedition.
Agent for Oriental Instituteland shown on the enclosed map in greenNicosiaHermary 2006, p. 209

In the field

5 records

Where they worked in the field

Ground above 200, 500, 1,000 m

Sites

1Amathus

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Amathus

1930

Held a post · 1930Breasted placed Forrer in charge of the Amathonte project.
Hermary 2006, p. 196
Dug forpossiblyForrer was to direct the Oriental Institute's proposed excavations at Amathus if the permit were granted.
Dug for Oriental Institute of the University of ChicagoPilides 2008, p. 8
DirectedEmil Forrer was to direct the planned Cyprus Expedition at Amathus.
Directed Cyprus ExpeditionSwiny 2008, p. 42

Fieldwork

Helped byPiéridès helped Forrer try to find a solution for the proposed excavation.
Helped by Luke Zenon PieridesHermary 2006, p. 201
Helped byGjerstad helped Forrer try to find a solution for the proposed excavation.
Helped by Einar Nilson GjerstadHermary 2006, p. 201

Connections

2 people

Colleagues & contacts

Helped by Einar Nilson GjerstadGjerstad helped Forrer try to find a solution for the proposed excavation. Hermary 2006, p. 201
Helped by Luke Zenon PieridesPiéridès helped Forrer try to find a solution for the proposed excavation. Hermary 2006, p. 201

Sources

1.Antoine Hermary (2006). “Le projet de fouilles à Amathonte de l'Oriental Institute de Chicago (1930)”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 36, 195-217.
2.Despina Pilides (2008). “"Welcome, Sir, to Cyprus": The Local Reaction to American Archaeological Research”. Near Eastern Archaeology 71, 6-15.
3.Stuart Swiny (2008). “Of Cows, Copper, Corners, and Cult: The Emergence of the Cypriot Bronze Age”. Near Eastern Archaeology 71, 41-51.