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Identifier
http://viaf.org/viaf/32745474/
Biographical Text
Quibell is best known for his work with W. M. Flinders Petrie. Together they excavated Coptos (1893), which revealed artifacts leading back to the First Dynasty, and Naqada and Ballas where they found pre-dynastic artifacts. Quibell also excavated Hierakonpolis. He worked with Somers Clarke to discover the Narmer palette and the remains of the oldest temple found in Egypt. Quibell bacame part of the Antiquities Service staff and later was the Chief Inspector of Antiquities in the Delta (1898). He discovered the tomb of Yuaa and Thuiu in 1905, working with Theodore Davis, and excavated the monastery of St. Jeremias before retiring in 1925.
Birth Date
11-11-1867
Birthplace
England
Death Date
06-05-1935
Occupation
Egyptologist
Bibliography
Hierakonpolis, 1900
The Ramesseum, 1898
El Kab, 1898
Ballas, 1896
The Ramesseum, 1898
El Kab, 1898
Ballas, 1896
"Who Was Who in Egyptology," Dawson and Uphill, accessed January 28th 2015
Notable Family Members
Annie Pirie Quibell, wife, excavator and draughtsman
TEI tag
Quibell_James
Abbreviated Biography
Egyptologist and archaeologist, who worked with Flinders Petrie and Somers Clarke before joining the Antiquities Service as an Inspector.
Citation
Citation
“Quibell, James Edward,” The Emma B. Andrews Diary Project, accessed December 23, 2024, http://emmabandrews.org/project/items/show/19.
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