James Leslie Starkey

James Leslie Starkey
Born(1895-01-03)3 January 1895
Died10 January 1938(1938-01-10) (aged 43)
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchaeologist
Known forChief excavator of the first archaeological expedition to Lachish

James Leslie Starkey FSA (3 January 1895 – 10 January 1938) was a noted British archaeologist of the ancient Near East and Palestine in the period before the Second World War. He was the chief excavator of the first archaeological expedition to Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir) from 1932 to his death.