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Godefroy Zumoffen

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Godefroy Zumoffen, SJ (1848 in France – 1928) was a French Jesuit archaeologist and geologist notable for his work on prehistory in Lebanon.[1]

He is known particularly for pioneering Lebanese archaeology, and for discovering several sites including the Antelias cave. He produced the first geological map of Lebanon and authored a book about its prehistory, La Phénicie avant les phéniciens: l'âge de la pierre.[a][2][3]


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  1. ^ transl. Phoenicia Before the Phoenicians: The Stone Age

References

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  1. ^ J. de Guilhermier (1940). Le Père Godefroy Zumoffen. Revue de géographie physique et de géologie dynamique. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ Godefroy Zumoffen (1926). Géologie du Liban. H. Barrère. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ Godefroy Zumoffen (1900). La Phénicie avant les phéniciens: l'âge de la pierre. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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