Ernest J. H. Mackay

Ernest John Henry Mackay (5 July 1880 – 2 October 1943) was a British archeologist from Bristol known for his excavations and studies of Mohenjo-daro and other sites belonging to the Indus Valley Civilisation.

Early life Ernest John Henry Mackay was born in Bristol. He had attended Bristol Grammar School and Bristol University securing BA, MA and DLitt.

He married Dorothy Mackay (née Simmons), a UCL graduate with a BA degree and a BSc degree in Zoology, in 1912. They had two sons. Dorothy frequently took part in her husband's excavations and published extensively on her own.

During the First World War, Mackay served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt and Palestine with the Imperial Camel Corps. In 1919, he was a member of an Army Commission for the survey of ancient monuments in Palestine and Syria.

Books Chanhu-daro excavation, 1935-36. Pub. June 1942 Indus Civilisation Further Excavations At Mohenjo-daro

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Death He had died on 2 October 1943 on age of 63 years in London, England.