The First Black Archaeologist
The Ancients
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The Less Destroying Side of Archaeology
John West: Don't let that tomb overshadow the work they did to the literature. John Wesley Gilbert has been, you know, become famous as the first black archaeologist. But it's important to remember that his big contribution is survey archaeology and sort of the stereotype of archaeology is digging up stuff. He was able to see a wide range of sites in the Peloponnese, both prehistoric sites and Olympia,. one of the most famous of classical Greek sites.
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