About Ralph Solecki
Lived 1917 – 2019 (aged 101). Ralph Solecki was an American archaeologist, prehistorian and anthropologist.
Ralph Stefan Solecki (October 15, 1917 – March 20, 2019) was an American archaeologist.
From 1959 to 1988, he was a member of the faculty at Columbia University. His best-known excavations were at the Neanderthal site at Shanidar Cave, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. His publications include early works on aerial photography and photo-interpretation as well as two volumes on Shanidar (1971, 1972).
He was married to fellow archaeologist Rose Solecki, and they were the parents of American geographer William Solecki and UNHCR official John Solecki. In 2013, he was interviewed about his work by The Wall Street Journal.
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Who was Ralph Solecki?
American archaeologist (1917–2019)
When was Ralph Solecki born?
Ralph Solecki was born on 15 October 1917 in Brooklyn.
When did Ralph Solecki die?
Ralph Solecki died on 20 March 2019 in Livingston.
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Ralph Solecki was an archaeologist, prehistorian and anthropologist.
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Ralph Solecki was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ralph Solecki. https://biography.guide/ralph-solecki/
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