Tjalling Waterbolk
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Harm Tjalling "Tjalling" Waterbolk (18 May 1924 – 27 September 2020) was a Dutch archaeologist. He was a professor of archaeology and director of the Biological-Archaeological Institute at the University of Groningen between 1954 and 1987.
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Born | Harm Tjalling Waterbolk (1924-05-18)18 May 1924 Havelte, Netherlands |
Died | 27 September 2020(2020-09-27) (aged 96) Haren, Groningen, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Archaeologist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Groningen |
Thesis | De praehistorische mens en zijn milieu : een palynologisch onderzoek naar de menselijke invloed op de plantengroei van de diluviale gronden in Nederland (1954) |
Influences | Victor Westhoff, Albert Egges van Giffen |
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Institutions | University of Groningen |
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Waterbolk was known for his interdisciplinary approach and combined his work in archaeology with insights in nature and landscapes. He worked in a wide variety of countries, but had special interest in the Northern part of the Netherlands and especially his home province of Drenthe.