John Percival Droop

John Percival Droop (* October 4, 1882, † September 26, 1963 ) (pronounced " Drope " ) was a British classical archaeologist.

Life

Droop, Droop after the dishes were named, came from a Dutch family. At the Dutch pronunciation of his name is also held in England. His education, which he completed in 1904, he received at Marlborough College and Trinity College, both in Cambridge. Already as a student, then as a member of the British School at Athens, he participated in the excavations at Sparta, Thessaly, Melos and Crete. In 1911 he was a participant was referred to by T. Eric Peet of ( 1882-1934 ) British expedition to Egypt Abydos. With Peet, he developed a dating system for Predynastic Egyptian pottery, the part of the research was disregarded, however. During World War II he worked for the British Admiralty until 1921 he an appointment to the Chair of Classical Archaeology at the University of Liverpool followed, where he taught until his career end. During his Liverpool years he directed excavations in Chester, Brain Bridge and Lancaster. He also took part in the excavations of the Spanish Niebla. From 1937 until his retirement in 1948 he was editor of the Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Writings (selection )

• Two Cyrenaic Kylikes. In: Journal of Hellenic Studies. 28, 1908, pp. 175-179.
• The dates of the vases called " Cyrenaic ". In: Journal of Hellenic Studies. 30, 1910, ISSN 0075-4269, pp. 1-34.
• Droop cups and the Dating of Laconian Pottery. In: Journal of Hellenic Studies. 52, 1932, pp. 303-304.