Lagrange and L. H. Vincent stand out among the early archaeologists at the school.
These popular beliefs, supported by the claims of early archaeologists, served to legitimate the displacement of native peoples from their homelands.
Some early archaeologists noted the complexity of the sites, especially as compared to simple mounds elsewhere in Florida.
These early archaeologists are the real heroes of the book.
One, a sleeping Vishnu, was considered by an early British archaeologist to be the most beautiful of all Hindu sculptures.
Many of the earlier archaeologists were little more than tomb robbers, less interested in scientific research than in gaining a high price for their plunder.
Notable challenges raised by early feminist archaeologists have concerned hunting and stone tool-making, among many other topics.
The early archaeologists exhumed around 20 mostly complete skeletons (though many were missing their skulls) and fragments of perhaps another 30 individuals.
He was incorporated into the traditional king lists of Assyria and earlier archaeologists assumed he was indeed Assyrian.
Magnetic survey also revealed a brick enclosure some 70 by 90 meters in scale, a feature not detected by earlier archaeologists.