Roland de Mecquenem (archaeologist)

Roland de Mecquenem (20 August 1877 – 1957) was a French archaeologist who took part in the excavations of Susa in Iran.

From 1913 to 1946 he was the director of excavations of the Mission Archéologique de Susiane at Susa.

In 1935 he discovered the ancient Elamite complex at Chogha Zanbil.

In Persia he excavated numerous artifacts, many of which were sent to the Louvre in Paris.

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A bust thought to be of Queen Musa , now in the National Museum of Iran , excavated by de Mecquenem in Susa in 1939. [ 7 ]