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Did Lubbock help establish archaeology as a scientific discipline?

  • No

  • Yes

  • Only in England

  • Only in the late 1800s

Answer

Yes, Lubbock helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline. In 1865, he published his book Prehistoric Times, in which he argued that humans had evolved over time, and that prehistoric humans had lived in caves and used stone tools. This book was one of the first to treat archaeology as a scientific discipline, and it helped to establish the field of prehistoric archaeology.
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