Mary Chubb ( born Mary Chubb ; March 22, 1903, London - January 22, 2003, Salisbury ) is an English archaeologist, journalist, popularizer of science, and the author of several books on the history and culture of the Ancient Near East.
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| Date of Birth | March 22, 1903 |
| Place of Birth | London |
| Date of death | January 22, 2003 (99 years old) |
| Place of death | Salisbury |
| Citizenship |  Great Britain |
| Occupation | archaeologist, popularizer of science, leading radio programs |
Since 1928 she worked as secretary of the Egyptian Research Society in London, and since 1930 - secretary of the expedition in Amarna, led by John Pendlebury . In 1932, together with her husband, Ralph Lavers, she participated in the excavations of the city of Eshnunn in Mesopotamia; this is the subject of her book, The City in the Sands.
During World War II, she returned to England, where she had a car accident and lost her leg. After the accident, Mary Chubb no longer took part in the excavation, devoting herself to journalism and working on the radio; wrote several books about the ancient world for children.
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Books
- Chubb M. Nefertiti lived here. (Archaeological site of Tel El Amarna). Per. from English N. G. Kovalenskaya. - M .: Publishing house vost. literature, 1961 .-- 143 p. - 30,000 copies.
- Chubb M. City in the Sands. (Sumer). - M .: Nauka (GRVL), 1965 .-- 96 s. (region) - 53,000 copies.
Bibliography
- Deborah Manley. Traveling Through Egypt: From 450 BC to the Twentieth Century. Cairo, 2008 .-- P. 234.