Archaeological Biographies

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    Gertrude Bell

    -Traveled and excavated across the Middle East and Asia, creating cultural heritage sites
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    Eulalia Guzman

    -Focused on ancient Mexican civilizations, building a national archive for Mexico
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    V. Gordon Childe

    -Coined the terms neolithic revolution and urban revolution
    -described adjustment from hunter gatherers to farming
    -Most famous excavation was Skara Brae
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    Alfonso Caso

    -Discovered Monty Alban, focus on ancient Mexico
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    Maria Reiche

    -Developed a mathematical explanation for the Nazca Lines
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    Kathleen Kenyon

    -Most known for the excavation of Jericho
    -Recognized by Queen Elizabeth II
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    Tatiana Troskouriakoff

    -Excavation of the Piedras Negras site in Guatemala