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Archaeology differs from history in... that it has to do only with existing remains explained by history, while [history] has to do with the things that have been, without regard to whether there are any visible remains or not.

John Henry Parker

John Henry Parker

John Henry Parker

Born: March 1, 1806

Died: January 31, 1884 (aged 77)

Bio: John Henry Parker CB was an English archaeologist and writer on architecture and publisher.

Known for:

A Concise Dictionary of Architectural Terms (1875)
ABC of Gothic architecture (1881)

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