Adolf Schulten (27 May 1870 – 19 March 1960) was a German

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and

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

. Schulten was born in

Elberfeld Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929. History The first official mentioning of the geographic area on the banks of today's Wupper River as "''elverfelde''" was in a docu ...

Rhine Province The Rhine Province (german: Rheinprovinz), also known as Rhenish Prussia () or synonymous with the Rhineland (), was the westernmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia, within the German Reich, from 1822 to 1946. It ...

, and received a doctorate in geology from the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...

in 1892. He studied in

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and

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with support from the Institute of Archaeology. After obtaining the chair of ancient history at the

University of Erlangen A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

, he continued his work in

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with great dedication and to this day is considered a key influence upon

archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

study in Spain. Schulten led the 1905-12 excavations of the Celtiberian city of

Numantia Numantia ( es, Numancia) is an ancient Celtiberian settlement, whose remains are located on a hill known as Cerro de la Muela in the current municipality of Garray (Soria), Spain. Numantia is famous for its role in the Celtiberian Wars. In 15 ...

and the Roman camps nearby and in 1924 searched without success for the location of

Tartessos Tartessos ( es, Tarteso) is, as defined by archaeological discoveries, a historical civilization settled in the region of Southern Spain characterized by its mixture of local Paleohispanic and Phoenician traits. It had a proper writing system ...

. Starting in 1948 he worked on the ruins of

Tarraco Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). It was the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula. It became the capital of the Roman province of Hispania Citerior during the period of the Roman Republic ...

and in the localities of Mainake, Munda and

Segeda Segeda is an ancient settlement, between today's Belmonte de Gracián and Mara in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. Originally it was a Celtiberian town, whose inhabitants, the Belli, gave it the name ''Sekeida'' or ''Sekeiza''. According ...

. In recognition of his work, Schulten received a doctorate honoris causa from the

University of Barcelona The University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat de Barcelona, UB; ; es, link=no, Universidad de Barcelona) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, in Spain. With 63,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities i ...

and the Grand Cross of the

Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise The Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise ( es, Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio) is a Spanish civil order established in 1939, recognising activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research. The order was create ...

, from the Spanish state in 1940. He was a member of the Institutes of Archaeology and History at the Patria de Módena and was a lead writer for the Austrian Institute of Archaeology and the Academy of the History of Madrid. His works feature Numantia, in ''Die Keltiberer und ihre Kriege mit Rom'' (1914); ''Tartessos'' (1924); Viriato; ''Sertorius''; ''L'amour, l'amour est la véritable clef de l'Histoire''; ''Los cántabros y astures y su guerra con Roma'' (1943) is Schulten's most important

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on his excavations.

External links

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Adolf Schulten. Biografías y Vidas

(Historiography of Tartessos in the 20th Century) with photograph 1870 births 1960 deaths People from Elberfeld People from the Rhine Province Archaeologists from North Rhine-Westphalia 20th-century German historians University of Bonn alumni University of Erlangen-Nuremberg faculty Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise German male non-fiction writers Writers from Wuppertal {{Germany-historian-stub