What is recorded here
Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister was born in Dublin in 1870, the son of a zoology professor, before Cambridge and biblical excavation consumed him. At Gezer he uncovered a paleo-Hebrew calendar and evidence of child sacrifice, linking buried stones to ancient warnings. He later returned to Ireland, teaching Celtic archaeology and editing ogham inscriptions until retirement.
Why this person is known: Irish archaeologist (1870–1950)
- Birthplace
- Dublin
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Photo: Courtesy of Felicity Cobbing, Executive & Curator, Palestine Exploration Fund, 2 Hinde Mews, Marylebone Lane, London. (9th June 2015) · CC BY 3.0