William Andrew McDonald

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McDonald, William A. (1966). "Some Suggestions on Directions and a Modest Proposal". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens . 35 (4): 413–418. JSTOR   147569.
  • McDonald, William A. (1972). "Excavations at Nichoria in Messenia: 1969-71". Hesperia. 41 (2). American School of Classical Studies at Athens: 218–273. JSTOR   147682.
  • McDonald, William A. (1991). "Archaeology in the 21st century: six modest recommendations". Antiquity. 65 (249): 829–839. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00080558. S2CID   164012916.
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    William Andrew McDonald
    William McDonald Author Picture.jpg
    Photographed c.1990
    Born(1913-04-26)April 26, 1913
    Ontario, Canada
    DiedJanuary 11, 2000(2000-01-11) (aged 86)
    Awards Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America
    Academic background
    Education American School of Classical Studies, Athens
    Alma mater University of Toronto,
    Johns Hopkins University
    Thesis The Political Meeting Places of the Greeks (1940)