and laboratory and library facilities to analyse the results of fieldwork and publish articles. He built on these successes by securing scholarships for the pursuit of PhDs by students abroad. He was also a good friend of British archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan, former widower of Agatha Christie. Projects Principal Excavations Mehranabad, 1961 Marlik, 1961-1962 Haft Tepe, 1965-1979 Qazvin Plain, 1970-1979 Other Projects Survey of Khorasan along Soviet border, 1965 Survey of Kalardasht Plain, 1975-1976 Books (In English) 1964, Preliminary report on Marlik excavation: Gohar Rud expedition ; Rudbar. 1961-1962. Iranian Archcological Service, Tehran. 1977, A Guide of Haft Tepe Excavation and Museum, Ministry of Culture and Art, Tehran. 1983, Metal vessels from Marlik. Beck. Munich. 1991, Excavations at Haft Tepe, Iran. University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia. () 1995, Weapons from Marlik. Reimer. Berlin. 1995, Marlik : The Complete Excavation Report. (University Museum Monograph ; 87), University of Pennsylvania Museum Publication. () Awards 1999 Medal for Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Iran—For a lifetimes service in the field of Archaeology 1992 Award for Book of the Year, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Iran—For the Persian edition of "Excavations at Haft Tepe, Iran" References External links Encyclopedia Iranica Biography Obituary in Philadelphia Inquirer 1926 births 2009 deaths Iranian archaeologists People from Ahvaz University of Chicago alumni University of Tehran alumni 20th-century archaeologists Faculty of Letters and Humanities of the University of Tehran alumni