Vere Gordon Childe
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Vere Gordon Childe was an influential Australian archaeologist and prehistorian best known for his theories on the Neolithic and Urban Revolutions and his excavations of key prehistoric sites in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vere Gordon Childe canonical | 4 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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archaeologist ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ prehistorian ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1957-10-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oxford
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University of Sydney ⓘ |
| excavated |
Maeshowe
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surface form:
Maeshowe vicinity sites in Orkney
Skara Brae ⓘ various prehistoric sites in Europe ⓘ |
| familyName | Childe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
European prehistory
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archaeology ⓘ prehistory ⓘ |
| fullName | Vere Gordon Childe self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Vere ⓘ |
| influenced |
processual archaeology
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social archaeology ⓘ world-systems approaches in archaeology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Marxist interpretation of prehistory
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synthesizing European prehistory ⓘ theory of the Neolithic Revolution ⓘ theory of the Urban Revolution ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Bronze Age
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surface form:
Bronze Age Europe
Neolithic Europe ⓘ origins of agriculture ⓘ origins of cities ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Man Makes Himself
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The Most Ancient East ⓘ
surface form:
New Light on the Most Ancient East
Social Worlds of Knowledge ⓘ The Aryans: A Study of Indo-European Origins ⓘ The Dawn of European Civilization ⓘ The Most Ancient East ⓘ What Happened in History ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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prehistorian ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sydney ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Blue Mountains ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Abercromby Professor of Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh
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Director of the Institute of Archaeology, University of London ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation | Marxism ⓘ |
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