Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist (1890-1976) · United Kingdom · Academics · Died at 85
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During childhood, Wheeler took an interest in the prehistoric carvings on Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire.
Wheeler undertook his BA and MA at University College London (pictured).
Lancaster House, where the London Museum was based
Wheeler excavated at Verulamium, later to become St Albans; the remains of the city's Roman theatre are shown.
Wheeler led excavations at the Iron Age hill fort of Maiden Castle in Dorset. Photograph by Major George Allen, October 1937.Awards
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Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler was a British archaeologist and officer in the British Army. Over the course of his career, he served as Director of both the National Museum of Wales and London Museum, Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India, and the founder and Honorary Director of the Institute of Archaeology in London, in addition to writing twenty-four books on archaeological subjects.
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