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THOMSEN, Christian Jurgensen (1788 – 1865)

THOMSEN, Christian Jurgensen (1788 – 1865)

1788 – 1865

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source J.V. Gertner (1818-1871) · Mational Museum of Denmark · Public domain

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1836 CE

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Ledetraad til Nordisk Oldkyndighed.

THOMSEN, Christian Jurgensen (1788 – 1865)
THOMSEN, Christian Jurgensen (1788 – 1865)

Thomsen's work established the "Three-Age system," according to which artifacts were first made of stone, then bronze, and then iron. This basic chronology underpins the archaeology of most of the "Old World.”