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Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae

1821 - 1885
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About Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae

Source: Wikipedia

Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (14 March 1821 – 15 August 1885) was a Danish archaeologist, historian and politician, who was the second director of the National Museum of Denmark (1865–1874). He played a key role in the foundation of scientific archaeology. Worsaae was the first to excavate and use stratigraphy to prove C. J.