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Mortimer Wheeler's science of order: the tradition of accuracy at Arikamedu
- Source :
- Antiquity. March 2002, Vol. 76 Issue 291, p165, 6 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Key-words: Mortimer Wheeler, mid 20th-century India, Archaeological Survey of India, Arikamedu, fieldwork, stratigraphy, dating, archives, history of archaeology<br />In February 1944 Mortimer Wheeler, having resigned his duties with the British 8th Army after the Salerno landings, was bound for India. Aboard the City of Exeter, in convoy to [...]
- Subjects :
- India -- Discovery and exploration
Civilization, Ancient -- Research -- Discovery and exploration
Archaeologists -- Research -- Discovery and exploration
Archaeological surveying -- India -- Discovery and exploration -- Research
Excavations (Archaeology) -- India -- United Kingdom
Archaeology -- India -- Research -- Discovery and exploration
Anthropology/archeology/folklore
Discovery and exploration
Research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003598X
- Volume :
- 76
- Issue :
- 291
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Antiquity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.84341488