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Dorothy Garrod

Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist (died 1968)

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Born
May 5, 1892
Died
December 18, 1968
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1892

About Dorothy Garrod

Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod, CBE, FBA was an English archaeologist who specialised in the Palaeolithic period. She held the position of Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 1939 to 1952, and was the first woman to hold a chair at either Oxford or Cambridge. In 1926, Garrod published her first academic work, The Upper Paleolithic of Britain, for which she was awarded a B.Sc. degree by the University of Oxford. Garrod discovered in this cave in 1925, a second important Neanderthal skull now called Gibraltar 2.

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Dorothy Garrod timeline

  1. Garrod discovered in this cave in 1925, a second important Neanderthal skull now called Gibraltar 2.
  2. In 1926, Garrod published her first academic work, The Upper Paleolithic of Britain, for which she was awarded a B.Sc. degree by the University of Oxford.
  3. She held the position of Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 1939 to 1952, and was the first woman to hold a chair at either Oxford or Cambridge.

The world when Dorothy Garrod was born

Dorothy Garrod was born in 1892. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

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  • Technology milestoneDiesel engine patented by Rudolf Diesel
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population65.0M

1892 versus 2026

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Measure18922026
Population65.0M341 million

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