Caton-Thompson

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Caton-Thompson is the surname of Gertrude Caton-Thompson, a pioneering British archaeologist known for her influential work on prehistoric cultures in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

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Label Occurrences
Caton-Thompson canonical 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeologist
person
awardReceived Percy Sladen Memorial Fund award NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1888-02-01
dateOfDeath 1985-04-18
educatedAt Newnham College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
familyName Caton-Thompson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork African archaeology
Arabian archaeology
archaeology
prehistoric archaeology
givenName Gertrude NERFINISHED
influenced African archaeology
interpretations of Great Zimbabwe as an indigenous African site
knownFor excavations at Great Zimbabwe
research on prehistoric cultures in Africa
research on prehistoric cultures in the Arabian Peninsula
work on the Fayum prehistoric sites in Egypt
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Prehistoric Society NERFINISHED
Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableWork Mixed Memoirs NERFINISHED
The Desert Fayum NERFINISHED
The Zimbabwe Culture NERFINISHED
occupation archaeologist
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender female
workLocation Egypt NERFINISHED
Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Rhodesia NERFINISHED
Yemen NERFINISHED

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Gertrude Caton-Thompson familyName Caton-Thompson