Giovanni Battista Caviglia
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Giovanni Battista Caviglia was a 19th-century Italian explorer and Egyptologist known for his early excavations and investigations of major ancient Egyptian monuments.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptologist
ⓘ
Italian person ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Egypt
Nile Valley ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Giza
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza Plateau
Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ Philae ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Henry Salt ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| employerOrPatron | Henry Salt ⓘ |
| era | early Egyptology ⓘ |
| familyName | Caviglia ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Egyptology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Giovanni Battista ⓘ |
| heritage | Italian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clearing sand around the Great Sphinx of Giza
ⓘ
early archaeological methods in Egypt ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| name | Giovanni Battista Caviglia self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
conducting some of the earliest systematic excavations at Giza
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uncovering parts of the Sphinx’s body from the sand ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early excavations of Egyptian monuments
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excavations at the Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ excavations at the Temple of Isis at Philae ⓘ exploration of the Pyramid of Khafre ⓘ exploration of the Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ work at the Giza Plateau ⓘ |
| occupation |
Egyptologist
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Genoa ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| studied |
ancient Egyptian monuments
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pyramids ⓘ ancient Egyptian temples ⓘ |
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