Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier: Biography, Facts and Career
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Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier (August 6, 1840 – March 18, 1914) was a Swiss and American archaeologist who particularly explored the indigenous cultures of the American Southwest, Mexico, and South America. He immigrated to the United States with his family as a youth and made his life there, abandoning the family business to study in the new fields of archeology and ethnology. Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico was named for him, as his studies established the significance of this area in the Jemez Mountains for archeological and historic preservation of sites of Ancestral Puebloans dating to two eras from 1150 to 1600 CE.
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- Full name: Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
- Born: 1840-08-06
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q115793
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Who is Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier?
Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier (August 6, 1840 – March 18, 1914) was a Swiss and American archaeologist who particularly explored the indigenous cultures of the American Southwest, Mexico, and South America.
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Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier is United States.
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Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier was born on 1840-08-06.
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