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Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere (1944-...), is a Kenyan scientist who discovered many prehistoric human fossils at Lake Turkana, Kenya. See more »
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Archaeology
Archaeology, ahr kee OL uh jee, is the scientific study of the remains of past human cultures.
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Black, Davidson (1884-1934), a Canadian anatomist and physical anthropologist, discovered and interpreted the fossilized bones that represent the extinct form of man known as Sinanthropus pekinensis (see Peking fossils).
See more »Breasted, James Henry
Breasted, James Henry (1865-1935), an American archaeologist, became one of the world's leading authorities on the archaeology and history of Egypt and the Near East.
See more »Carter, Howard
Carter, Howard (1874-1939), was an English archaeologist who excavated and documented ancient Egyptian temples and tombs.
See more »Childe, Gordon
Childe, Gordon (1892-1957), an Australian-born archaeologist, made important discoveries of European prehistoric artefacts.
See more »Daniel, Glyn
Daniel, Glyn (1914-1986), was a British professor and historian of archaeology.
See more »Duff, Roger Shepherd
Duff, Roger Shepherd (1912-1978), a New Zealand ethnologist and archaeologist, excavated an early Maori site at Wairau Bar, near Blenheim in the South Island of New Zealand.
See more »Evans, Sir Arthur John
Evans, Sir Arthur John (1851-1941), a British archaeologist, became known for excavations he started on the island of Crete in 1893.
See more »Folsom point
Folsom point, a type of prehistoric spearhead, was the first evidence that human beings lived in North America during the Ice Age.
See more »Hawkes, Jacquetta
Hawkes, Jacquetta (1910-1996), an English archaeologist and author, carried out excavations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and Palestine.
See more »Kensington rune stone
Kensington rune stone is a slab inscribed with early Germanic characters called runes.
See more »Kitchen midden
Kitchen midden is a mound of garbage left behind by early inhabitants of an archaeological site.
See more »La Brea tar pits
La Brea, luh BRAY uh, tar pits are one of the world's richest known sources of ice age fossils.
See more »Lake Mungo archaeological site
Lake Mungo archaeological site, in western New South Wales, is a dry lake bed where the oldest dated human remains in Australia have been found.
See more »Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere
Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere (1944-...), is a Kenyan scientist who discovered many prehistoric human fossils at Lake Turkana, Kenya.
See more »Masada
Masada, muh SAHD uh or muh SAYD uh, was a historic Jewish fortress that stood on a huge rock in Judea (now southern Israel).
See more »Monte Verde site
Monte Verde, MOHN tay VAIR day, site is a prehistoric site in southern Chile that provides evidence that human beings inhabited the Americas before the Ice Age ended about 11,500 years ago.
See more »Phaistos
Phaistos, FYS tuhs, is an archaeological site on the Mediterranean island of Crete.
See more »Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, pee rah NEH zee, joh VAHN nee baht TEES tah (1720-1778), was an Italian printmaker known for his etchings of ancient Roman architecture.
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