Walter Fairservis
{{Short description|American archaeologist (1921–1994)}}
Walter Ashlin Fairservis Jr. (1921 – 1994) was an American archaeologist.
Biograph
He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, in 1921. His mother, Edith Yeager, was an actress. His wife, Jano, was an artist and illustrator. He received B.A. and M.A. degrees in anthropology from Columbia University and a second M.A. and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.{{cite web|url=https://digitallibrary.vassar.edu/collections/finding-aids/3ae2ecc5-970d-4f9f-8534-a1e3970a0d3f |title=Fairservis, Walter A. - Archives & Special Collections Library - Vassar College |website=vassar.edu/specialcollections |date= |accessdate=2023-07-01}}
He died in Sharon, Connecticut in 1994.{{cite web |last=Saxon |first=Wolfgang |title=Walter A. Fairservis, 73, Dies; Was Archeologist and Author |website=NYTimes.com |date=1994-07-16 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1994/07/16/683329.html?pageNumber=28 |access-date=2024-06-28}}
Works
Some of his notable books are:{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-17-mn-16607-story.html |title=Walter A. Fairservis; Archeologist Found Ancient Lost Cities |website=Articles.latimes.com |date=2007-09-08 |access-date=2017-02-27}}
- Before the Buddha Came
- The Roots of Ancient India
- Cave Paintings of the Great Hunters
- The Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile and the Doomed Monuments of Nubia
- The Archeology of the Southern Gobi-Mongolia
- The Harappan Civilization and Its Writing: A Model for the Decipherment of the Indus Script
- The Threshold of Civilization: An Experiment in Prehistory
- The Origins of Oriental Civilization
- Asia: Traditions and Treasures
References
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External links
{{cite archive |item=Walter A. Fairservis, Jr. papers |item-url=https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/6/resources/4788 |item-id=2004.35 |collection=Hollis Archival Collection |collection-url=https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/ |repository=Peabody Museum Archives |institution=Harvard Library |location=Cambridge, MA, US |oclc=961836414}}
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Category:20th-century American archaeologists
Category:Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
Category:Harvard University alumni
Category:Historians from New York (state)
Category:Vassar College faculty
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