Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan (6 May 1904 – 19 August 1978) was a prominent archaeologist, specialising in ancient Middle Eastern history, and was also (despite his Roman Catholicism) the second husband of Dame Agatha Christie, who was 14 years his senior. He was born in London and studied classics at Oxford. He first worked as an apprentice to Leonard Woolley at the archaeological site of Ur (1925-31), which was thought to be the capital of Mesopotamian civilization. In 1930, he met novelist Agatha Christie, at the Ur site, and later married her. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Husband may refer to: the male spouse in a marriage a husband pillow. ... Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), better known as Dame Agatha Christie, was an English crime fiction writer. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford (often called Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April 1880–20 February 1960) was a British archaeologist, best known for his excavations at Ur in Sumerancient Mesopotamia. ... , For other uses, see UR. Ur seen across the Royal tombs, with the Great Ziggurat in the background, January 17, 2004 Ur was an ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, located near the original mouth of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers on the Persian Gulf and close to Eridu. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

From 1932 to 1938, Mallowan, while working for the British Museum, excavated on several relatively little known archaeological sites which included Arpachiyah, Chagar Bazar, and Tell Brak. Mallowan also later excavated in the Near East, mostly at the Nimrud site. From there he went to University of London where he was a Professor of West Asiatic Archaeology (1942-1960). He also served as the director of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq from 1947 to 1961. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The centre of the museum was redeveloped in 2000 to become the Great Court, with a tessellated glass roof by Foster and Partners surrounding the original Reading Room. ... Nagar was an ancient pre-Akkadian and Akkadian city on the Khabur River in northeastern Syria which is now represented by the mound named Tell Brak. ... Nimrud is an ancient Assyrian city located south of Nineveh on the river Tigris. ... The University of London is a federation of colleges and institutes which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

Mallowan's books include his autobiography, Mallowan’s Memoirs, written in 1977, and Twenty-five Years of Mesopotamian Discovery, written in 1956. His wife Agatha Christie also wrote the book Come, Tell Me How You Live in 1946, an account of his digging in Syria. Agatha died in 1976, and the following year Mallowan married his long-standing mistress, Barbara Parker. She was an archaeologist who became Secretary of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq. She was Max Mallowan's epigraphist at Nimrud. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Mallowan was knighted in London in 1968. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

External links

• http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/klmno/mallowan_max.html