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Gale de Giberne Sieveking (26 August 1925 – 2 June 2007〔) was a prehistoric archaeologist, best known for his work on flint and flint mines, particularly at sites such as Grimes Graves.〔(Obituary: Gale Sieveking in ''Salon'' Issue 170, 6 August 2007 ). Accessed 7 March 2008〕 He "played... an important part in the development of archaeology as a discipline" and particularly in the understanding of the prehistoric period.〔 He was the son of BBC-pioneer Lancelot "Lance" De Giberne Sieveking, and half-brother to Fortean-writer Paul Sieveking. ==Biography== Gale de Giberne Sieveking was born on 26 August 1925 in Cagnes-sur-Mer in the Alpes Maritimes, France. Although technically entitled, aged 17, "to choose between French and British nationality" due to his birthplace, in 1942 he had little choice "and, with certain regrets... relinquished his French nationality."〔From the address made by Ann Sieveking at her late husband's funeral, online at (The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog "In memoriam: Gale Sieveking 1925–2007," September 5th, 2007 ). Accessed 8 June 2008〕 After leaving school, Sieveking "joined the Fleet Air Arm" training and positioned in places such as Canada, Colombo and Malta.〔 He attended King's College, Cambridge, and as an ex-serviceman was financed by the post-war government for two years out of the three-year course.〔 He read History, but was soon "captivated by archaeology and in his final year he studied prehistory."〔 He was a PhD student under Grahame Clark (learning "prehistory on Clark's excavations at Star Carr in the early 1950s"〔Juliet Clutton-Brock's reminiscences, online at (The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog "In memoriam: Gale Sieveking 1925–2007," September 5th, 2007 ). Accessed 8 June 2008〕), but "left this (PhD ) unfinished" when in 1952, he married Ann Paull (b. 1931), the daughter of Vivian Hearle Paull and Rachel Alice Merz, and "was in need of an income."〔 He was "offered a post as Deputy Director of Museums in Malaya" and accepted in 1953.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gale Sieveking」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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