Sir Edward Pitt-Rivers

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Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Anthropologist
Archaeologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Anthropological_Institute
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:born 1827-02-14
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Cranborne
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Fieldwork methodology
Systematic excavation techniques
Archaeological classification systems
Typology in archaeology
gptkbp:died 1900-05-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:field Anthropology
Archaeology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Edward Pitt-Rivers
gptkbp:influenced Modern archaeology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:John_Lubbock
gptkbp:inventor Pitt-Rivers'_classification_of_artifacts
Pitt-Rivers'_method_of_excavation
Pitt-Rivers'_recording_techniques
Pitt-Rivers'_stratigraphic_analysis
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Antiquaries
gptkb:British_Archaeological_Association
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_Scotland
gptkb:Archaeological_Society_of_London
gptkbp:knownFor Pioneering archaeological methods
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Pitt_Rivers_Museum
Influence on archaeological practices
Promotion of scientific methods in archaeology
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:William_Flinders_Petrie
gptkb:Gertrude_Caton-Thompson
gptkb:Margaret_Murray
gptkbp:notableWork Excavation_of_the_prehistoric_site_at_Cranborne_Chase
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Dorset,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:position Director_of_the_Pitt_Rivers_Museum
gptkbp:researchFocus Prehistoric archaeology
Cultural anthropology
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Pitt-Rivers