Philip C. Hammond
20th century American archaeologist
About Philip C. Hammond
Lived 1924 – 2008 (aged 83–84). Philip C. Hammond was an American university teacher, archaeologist and anthropologist.
Philip C. Hammond (died 2008) was an American archaeologist. He led excavations at a number of sites in the West Bank, Jordan and Egypt, notably Nag Hammadi, Tel Rumeida, and Petra.
Jeffrey R. Chadwick described Hammond as the "Lion of Petra".
Biography After serving in World War II, he received a Ph.D. in archaeology from Yale University in 1957. He taught at Lycoming College, at the Princeton Theological Seminary, and at Brandeis University. In 1969 he joined the University of Utah.
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20th century American archaeologist
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Philip C. Hammond was born on 5 May 1924 in Brooklyn.
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Philip C. Hammond died in 2008.
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Philip C. Hammond was a university teacher, archaeologist and anthropologist.
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