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Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Main Page Talk Read View source View history Search Wikipedia Welcome to Wikipedia, Arts History Society Biography Mathematics Technology the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Geography Science All portals 5,536,197 articles in English Main page Contents From today's featured article In the news Featured content Current events Mortimer Wheeler (1890–1976) was a British In the Catalan Random article archaeologist and army officer who served as Donate to Wikipedia election, Wikipedia store Director of the National Museum of Wales and the pro-independence London Museum, headed the Archaeological Survey parties, spearheaded Interaction of India, and wrote twenty-four books on by the exiled Carles Help archaeology. He argued that excavation and the Puigdemont (pictured), About Wikipedia recording of stratigraphic context required an secure a majority. Community portal Carles increasingly scientific and methodical approach, Sebastián Piñera is Recent changes Puigdemont developing the "Wheeler Method". In 1934, he Contact page elected President of established the Institute of Archaeology as part of Chile for a second time. Tools the federal University of London, becoming its In the United States, an Amtrak What links here Honorary Director and overseeing excavations of Cascades passenger train derails in Related changes the Roman sites at Lydney Park and Verulamium DuPont, Washington, killing three Upload file and the Iron Age hill fort of Maiden Castle. During Special pages people and injuring more than seventy World War II, he rose to the rank ofb rigadier, Permanent link others. Page information serving in the North African Campaign and the Incumbent Juan Orlando Hernández is Wikidata item Allied invasion of Italy. In India, he oversaw declared the winner of the Honduran excavations of sites at Harappa, Arikamedu, and Print/export presidential election, with the Brahmagiri. In later life, his popular books, cruise Organization of American States Create a book ship lectures, and appearances on radio and Download as PDF calling for a new vote amidst television, particularly the BBC series Animal, Printable version widespread irregularities. Vegetable, Mineral?, helped to bring archaeology to Ongoing: Southern California wildfires In other projects a mass audience. Appointed Honorary Secretary of Recent deaths: Bernard Francis Law · Wikimedia Commons the British Academy, he raised large sums of money Kim Jong-hyun · Heinz Wolff · Bernard MediaWiki for archaeological projects. (Full article...) Sherman Meta-Wiki Recently featured: Blast Corps · Musca · Guilden Wikispecies Nominate an article Morden boar Wikibooks Archive · By email · More featured articles Wikidata On this day... 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It is the oldest surviving Tiếng Việt astronomical observatory in Asia. It was constructed in the 7th century in the kingdom of Silla. Cheomseongdae was designated as South Korea's 31st national treasure in 1962. Modeled on Baekje's Jeomseongdae, which now exists only in historical records, Cheomseongdae influenced the construction of a Japanese observatory in 675, and Duke Zhou's observatory in China in 723. Photograph: Matt and Nayoung Wilson Recently featured: Levi Woodbury · Peter and Paul Fortress · Salak Archive · More featured pictures Other areas of Wikipedia Community portal – Bulletin board, projects, resources and activities covering a wide range of Wikipedia areas. Help desk – Ask questions about using Wikipedia. Local embassy – For Wikipedia-related communication in languages other than English. Reference desk – Serving as virtual librarians, Wikipedia volunteers tackle your questions on a wide range of subjects. 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