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José Cruxent

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cut short his academic career in 1939. After the war, he moved to Venezuela where he eventually gained renown for reshaping its archaeology by applying the scientific method in field work (something that had been rare in archaeological excavations there).
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Albornoz, Lina M. and Miguel Angel Prieto (1988).'ARQUEOLOGIA SURAMERICANA : INFLUENCIA DE “EL TECHO DE LA BALLENA” EN LA NUEVA FILOSOFIA ARQUEOLOGICA DEL S.XX.' at
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In 1952 Cruxent participate in the Franco-Venezuelan expedition in search of the sources of the Orinoco River and the demarcation of the border with Brazil. the Doctor
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invites him to the Archeology department of the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC); and in collaboration with the American archaeologist
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Determination of the Provenience of Majolica Pottery Found in the Caribbean Area Using Its Gamma-Ray Induced Thermoluminescence, 1975
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Oliver, José R. (2003). 'Taima Taima A 13,000 years Old Mastodon Kill Site in Western Venezuela' at
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movement. His paintings often depicted his archaeological discoveries and were reminiscent of
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Daboín, Whylmhar (2012) 'Jose Maria CRUXENT, PIONEER OF ARCHAEOLOGY VENEZOLANA' at
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Gonzalez, Gloria (2010). 'Fundación José María Cruxent: Biografía' at
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Cruxent eventually became the head curator and archaeologist for the
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Cruxent was responsible for the discovery of archaeological sites at
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write and publish "Chronological Archeology of Venezuela", in 1958.
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In the latter portion of his life, Cruxent became an artist in the
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Archaeology of Cotua Island, Amazonas Territory, Venezuela, 1950
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considered to be the "Father of Scientific Archaeology" in
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An El Jobo Mastodon Kill at Tiama-Taima, Venezuela, 1978
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Archaeology at La Isabela: America's First European Town
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and other stone artifacts dating to as early as 13,000
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Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
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Index

Photograph by Unknown
Spain
Coro, Venezuela
Professor
archaeologist
Spanish
Venezuelan
Taima-Taima
Nueva Cádiz
Venezuelan Archaeology
La Isabella
archaeologist
Venezuela
Barcelona
Catalonia
cultural history
Paleoindian
archaeology
University of Barcelona
Spanish Civil War
Marcel Roche
Irving Rouse
Nueva Cádiz
Taima-Taima
Late Pleistocene
El Jobo
projectile points
B.P.
Paleoindian
La Isabella

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