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Gerald Lankester Harding

British archaeologist (1901-1979)

  • Fame42.6
  • Momentum2.3
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Lived 1901–1979, aged 78United Kingdom
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    1901–1979
    Aged 78
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Updated 2026-06-26

Gerald Lankester Harding CBE was a British archaeologist who was the director of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan from 1936 to 1956. His tenure spanned the period in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and brought to public awareness. Without his efforts many of the scrolls might have disappeared into private collections never to be seen again.

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