Peder Mortensen#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 393 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | DENMARK |
Positions Held
- 2001 Honorary professor ("adjungeret professor") in Middle Eastern studies at University of Copenhagen
- 1996 - 2001 Director for the Danish Institute in Damascus and cultural advisor to the Danish embassy in Damascus
- 1982 - 1996 Director of the Moesgaard Museum
- 1961 - 1968 Curator at the National Museum of Denmark
Fields of Scholarship
- Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods of southwest Asia
Honours and Awards
- Member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
- 2004 Festschrift From handaxe to Khan: essays presented to Peder Mortensen on the occasion of his 70th birthday
