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Every archaeologist knows in his heart why he digs. He digs, in pity and humility, that the dead may live again, that what is past may not be forever lost, that something may be salvaged from the wreck of ages.

Geoffrey Bibby

Geoffrey Bibby

Geoffrey Bibby

Born: October 14, 1917

Died: February 6, 2001 (aged 83)

Bio: Thomas Geoffrey Bibby was an English-born archaeologist. He is best known for discovering the ancient state of Dilmun, referred to in Mesopotamian mythology as a paradise. He is often considered to have been the pioneer of Arabian archaeology.

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