Leonard Woolley
Born: April 17, 1880
Died: February 20, 1960 (aged 79)
Bio: Sir Charles Leonard Woolley was a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia. He is recognized as one of the first archaeologists to excavate methodically, and utilise records to reconstruct ancient life.
Known for:
- Excavations at Ur (1928)
- The Sumerians (1927)
- Digging up the Past (1930)
- Ur of the Chaldees (1929)
- The wilderness of Zin (1915)
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