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Raphael Pumpelly (1837--1923): Pioneering Archaeological Geologist in Central Asia (2015)

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The early twentieth century was a time of rapid expansion of field work in archaeological geology. During this time the connections between geology [especially stratigraphy (Gamio 1913) and geomorphology (Davis 1904)] and archaeology became apparent. Among those involved who made major archaeological contributions during this period was American geologist Raphael Pumpelly. His excavation at Anau in Turkmenistan was an exemplary example of a geologist with no training a experience in archaeology undertaking a successful and pioneering excavation in Central Asia. A similar situation occurred in China where Swedish geologist, Johan Gunnar Andersson, discovered and defined the Chinese Neolithic.

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Authors & Contributors
Fiskesjö, Magnus
Edward P.F. Rose
Patel, Ajita K.
Meadow, Richard H.
Yang, Jing-Yi
Wang, Ke-ling
Concepts
Archaeology
Geology
Geomorphology; physiography
Science and culture
Stratigraphy
Paleontology
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
Neolithic period
Ancient
Prehistory
18th century
Places
China
Sweden
Central Asia
New Zealand
South Asia
Malta
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