Background
Ellis, Richard Stephens was born on December 16, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Seth Wiley and Mildred Elizabeth (Hill) Ellis.
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Foundation Deposits in Ancient Mesopotamia
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Richard Stephens Ellis
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Richard Stephens Ellis, American archaeology educator, field archaeologist, researcher, consultant. Morse J. Faculty fellow Yale University, 1967-1968; American Council Learned Societies fellow, 1977-1978. Served with United States Army, 1960-1962. Member American Oriental Society, Archaeol. Institute American (president New Haven Society 1971-1973), Philadelphia Society, British School Archaeology in Iraq.
Education
Bachelor of Arts History, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1956; Master of Arts in Near Eastern Archaeology, University of Chicago, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1965.
Career
Acting instructor to associate professor near eastern archaeology, Yale University, 1964-1974;
visiting professor, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, 1973-1974;
associate professor, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, 1974-1981;
professor, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, since 1981;
director Gritille Project, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, since 1980. Member visiting committee Near Eastern department Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, since 1967. Annual professor Baghdad American Schools Oriental Research, 1967-1968.
Field work, Turkey, 1959, 81-85, Iran, 1959, 67, Iraq, 1967, 68.
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Served with United States Army, 1960-1962. Member American Oriental Society, Archaeol. Institute American (president New Haven Society 1971-1973), Philadelphia Society, British School Archaeology in Iraq.
Connections
Married Maria deJong, December 28, 1964. 1 son, Seth Stephens.
