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'Loffelijke verdiensten van de archeologie' : C.J.C. Reuvens als grondlegger van de moderne Nederlandse archeologie
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ISBN: 9789065509857 9065509852 Year: 2007 Volume: 5 Publisher: Hilversum Verloren


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1833: Reuvens in Drenthe: een bijdrage tot de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse archeologie in de eerste helft van de negentiende eeuw
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ISBN: 9022839257 9789022839256 Year: 1973 Volume: 4 Publisher: Amersfoort: ROB,

Scholars, travellers, and trade : the pioneer years of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, 1818-1840
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ISBN: 0415276306 0415518555 9786610073917 0203638859 1134475276 1280073918 0203634543 1134475268 Year: 2003 Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge,

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Today, the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden is internationally known for its outstanding archaeological collections. Yet its origins lie in an insignificant assortment of artefacts used for study by Leiden University. How did this transformation come about?Ruurd Halbertsma has delved into the archives to show that the appointment of Caspar Reuvens as Professor of Archaeology in 1818 was the crucial turning point. He tells the dramatic story of Reuvens' struggle to establish the museum, with battles against rival scholars, red tape and the Dutch attitude of neglect towards archaeolo

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