Peter Roger Stuart Moorey, FBA, FSA (30 May 1937 – 23 December 2004) was a British archaeologist, historian, and academic, specialising in Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East.
Between school and university he did his National Service in the Intelligence Corps, learning Russian and serving in Cyprus.
[2] Peter Moorey's time in Cyprus (with its fine archaeological heritage) probably reinforced a childhood interest in ancient history and may well have prompted his interest in the post of Assistant Keeper of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum which became available at the time of his graduation in 1961.
He was eventually appointed as Keeper of Antiquities, which post he remained in until his retirement in 2003, shortly before his death.
Potts, Timothy, Roaf, Michael & Stein, Diana (eds), Culture through Objects: Ancient Near Eastern studies in honour of P.R.S.