Colonel A. H. Burn

Colonel A. H. Burn CIE CBE is a British archaeologist who joined Max Mallowan in his second campaign at the archaeological excavation at Chagar Bazar in Syria. Mallowan in his report of the dig paid tribute to Burn, who, as an unpaid volunteer, shared all the archaeological work with him, and who, "being a trained archaeologist and fluent in the Arabic tongue was an invaluable colleague...."

Burn is refered to as "The Colonel" in Christies account of life during the expedition Come, Tell Me How You Live. The book is dedicated to him among others. According to Christie, "The Colonel" "does things with military precision", and has a passion for order. He had a tendency to make everything tidy, which in some ways complimented Max Mallowan's style quite well.