Dermot Casey (1897–1977) is known in Australian archaeology, if he is remembered at all, for being someone who assisted the premier prehistorian of Australia, John Mulvaney, in his excavations of the late 1950s and 1960s and whose collaboration Mulvaney greatly valued. But when Casey began his collaboration with Mulvaney he was already 58 years old and had had a continuing and significant archaeological career, involving work in England and South Asia with Mortimer Wheeler, as well as in Australia. He had been a key figure both before and after World War 2 in the development of Australian archaeology. His role is virtually unknown, however, not least because he was a man of independent means who did not need to work for a living. His selflessness was partly because that privilege gave him a keen sense of service to society, seen in both world wars and in his archaeological practice.

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“凯西为惠勒做了很好的工作，你很幸运拥有他

Dermot Casey（1897-1977 年）在澳大利亚考古学界享有盛誉，如果他还记得的话，他曾在 1950 年代末和 1960 年代后期协助澳大利亚史前史学家约翰·穆尔瓦尼 (John Mulvaney) 的发掘工作，并且穆尔瓦尼非常重视他的合作。但当凯西开始与穆尔瓦尼合作时，他已经 58 岁了，并且有着持续而重要的考古生涯，包括与莫蒂默·惠勒在英格兰和南亚以及澳大利亚的工作。在第二次世界大战前后，他一直是澳大利亚考古学发展的关键人物。然而，他的角色几乎无人知晓，尤其是因为他是一个不需要工作谋生的独立人士。他的无私部分是因为这种特权让他有一种为社会服务的敏锐感觉，