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Ayrton, Edward Russell

Identifier

http://viaf.org/viaf/37295130

Biographical Text

Ayrton's first solo excavation was of Shunet ez-Zebib. He later worked to recover graves at Deir el-Bahari. His most notable achievements were worked with Theodore Davis at Biban el-Moluk on the tombs of the kings and with W. L. S. Loat in Abydos on the Sixth Dynasty tombs.

Birth Date

1882-12-17

Birthplace

England

Death Date

1914

Occupation

Egyptologist and archeologist

Bibliography

The XIth Dynasty Temple at Deir el-Bahari
"Edward Ayrton," H.R. Hall, London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1915, accessed May 29th 2015, print
The Pre-Dynastic Cemetery at El Mahasna
Dawson, Warren R. Who Was Who in Egyptology, 1972.
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Abbreviated Biography

Excavator who worked with Theodore Davis in the Valley of the Kings.