John Evans (archaeologist)
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This article is about the archaeologist born 1823. For the archaeologist born 1925, see John Davies Evans.
Sir John Evans KCB FRS FSA FRAI (17 November 1823 – 31 May 1908) was an English antiquarian, geologist and founder of prehistoric archaeology.
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Sir John Evans | |
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Born | 17 November 1823 |
Died | 31 May 1908 (1908-06-01) (aged 84) |
Nationality | English |
Awards | Lyell Medal (1880) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Archaeology Geology Prehistory |
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Between 1884 and 1908 he was curator of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, becoming the founding member of the British Academy in 1902 and professor of prehistoric archaeology at Oxford in 1909.
The John Evans collection, housed at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, comprises more than 12,000 objects, including a large proportion of British Palaeolithic stone tools.