Definition: German archaeologist Erich F. Schmidt was at the Oriental Institute in the early to mid 1930s when he excavated at Persepolis, Rayy, and Luristan. He was a pioneer of remote sensing techniques, who in 1935 conducted one of the earliest comprehensive planned aerial surveys of archaeological sites in Iran and the middle east.
Erich F. Schmidt, Maurits N. van Loon, Hans H. Curvers. 1989. The Holmes expeditions to Luristan. Chicago, Ill.: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Schmidt, Erich Friedrich. 1953-1970. Persepolis. Chicago, : University of Chicago Press
---1940. Flights over ancient cities of Iran / by Erich F. Schmidt. Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1940.
---1933. Tepe Hissar excavations, 1931 / E. F. Schmidt. Philadelphia : University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, c1933.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
Erich F. Schmidt, Maurits N. van Loon, Hans H. Curvers. 1989. The Holmes expeditions to Luristan. Chicago, Ill.: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Schmidt, Erich Friedrich. 1953-1970. Persepolis. Chicago, : University of Chicago Press
---1940. Flights over ancient cities of Iran / by Erich F. Schmidt. Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1940.
---1933. Tepe Hissar excavations, 1931 / E. F. Schmidt. Philadelphia : University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, c1933.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
