William Pengelly

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William Pengelly was a 19th-century English geologist and pioneering cave archaeologist known for his meticulous excavations that helped establish the antiquity of humans.

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instanceOf archaeologist
cave archaeologist
geologist
human
centuryOfActivity 19th century
contributedTo acceptance of deep prehistory of humankind
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1812-01-12
dateOfDeath 1894-03-16
educatedAt self-taught in geology and archaeology
ethnicGroup English
familyName Pengelly NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork archaeology
cave archaeology
geology
givenName William
hasHonor Fellow of the Geological Society of London NERFINISHED
Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED
hasNotableStudent cave archaeologists influenced by his methods
influenced 19th-century debates on human antiquity
development of scientific cave archaeology
knownFor meticulous excavation techniques
systematic recording of stratigraphy in caves
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf Geological Society of London NERFINISHED
Royal Society
name William Pengelly NERFINISHED
notableFor establishing the antiquity of humans
pioneering cave excavations
notableWork excavations at Brixham Cave NERFINISHED
excavations at Kent's Cavern
occupation archaeologist
geologist
placeOfBirth Cornwall NERFINISHED
East Looe NERFINISHED
England
placeOfDeath Devon NERFINISHED
England
Torquay NERFINISHED
religion Nonconformist Protestant
residence Devon NERFINISHED
Torquay NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation Devon NERFINISHED
Torquay NERFINISHED

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Kents Cavern firstScientificExcavationsBy William Pengelly