Heinrich Dressel (June 16, 1845 in

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– July 17, 1920 in

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) was a German

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 ...

. He studied under

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, and later received his doctorate from the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

with the thesis "''De Isidori Originum fontibus''" (1874). In 1878 he became a professor at the

German Archaeological Institute The German Archaeological Institute (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office of Germany ...

in Rome, and in 1898 was appointed director of the ''Münzkabinett'' (numismatic cabinet) in Berlin. He is best known for several books on Latin inscriptions, and he is the discoverer of the

Duenos inscription The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known Old Latin texts, variously dated from the 7th to the 5th century BC. It is inscribed on the sides of a '' kernos'', in this case a trio of small globular vases adjoined by three clay struts. It ...

in 1880 on the

Quirinal Hill The Quirinal Hill (; la, Collis Quirinalis; it, Quirinale ) is one of the Seven Hills of Rome, at the north-east of the city center. It is the location of the official residence of the Italian head of state, who resides in the Quirinal Palace ...

in Rome, one of the earliest known Old Latin texts, variously dated from the 7th to the 5th century BC. Dressel also developed a typology for classifying ancient

amphora An amphora (; grc, ἀμφορεύς, ''amphoreús''; English plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storag ...

e, based on his pioneering excavations at

Monte Testaccio Monte Testaccio (; alternatively spelled Monte Testaceo; also known as Monte dei cocci) is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of ''testae'' ( it, cocci), fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae da ...

. Dressel is also known for his work in numismatics, and was awarded the

medal of the Royal Numismatic Society The Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society was first awarded in 1883. It is awarded by the Royal Numismatic Society and is one of the highest markers of recognition given to numismatists. The President and Council award the Medal annually to an "indi ...

in 1908.

Bibliography

*Dressel, Heinrich (1899). ''Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum'', volume XV. *Dressel, Heinrich. ''Inscriptiones urbis Romae latinae. Instrumentum domesticum''. *Dressel, Heinrich (1906). ''Fünf Goldmedaillons aus dem Funde von Abukir''; Berlin : Verlag der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften.Fünf Goldmedaillons aus dem Funde von Abukir
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References

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) 1845 births 1920 deaths German archaeologists German numismatists {{Germany-archaeologist-stub