O. G. S. Crawford (28 October 1886 – 28 November 1957) was a British archaeologist who specialised in the study of prehistoric Britain and the archaeology of Sudan. After overseeing the excavation of Abu Geili in Sudan, he served during the First World War in the London Scottish Regiment and the Royal Flying Corps, performing ground and aerial reconnaissance along the Western Front. After the war, he obtained aerial photographs produced by the Royal Air Force and identified the extent of the Stonehenge Avenue, excavating it in 1923. With the archaeologist Alexander Keiller he conducted an aerial survey of many counties in southern England and raised the finances to secure land around Stonehenge for The National Trust. In 1927 he established the scholarly journal Antiquity, which drew contributions from many of Britain's most prominent archaeologists, and in 1939 he served as president of The Prehistoric Society. His contributions to British archaeology, including in Antiquity and the field of aerial archaeology, have been widely acclaimed, and his photographic archive has remained useful to archaeologists into the 21st century.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
312:
Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: Constantine the Great defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in Rome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge
1453:
Ladislaus the Posthumous was crowned King of Bohemia, although George of Poděbrady remained in control of the government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladislaus_the_Posthumous
1919:
The U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, reinforcing Prohibition in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volstead_Act
1925:
The funerary mask of Tutankhamun, possibly made for Queen Nefertiti, was uncovered for the first time in 3,250 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun%27s_mask
2013:
The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when three members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Tiananmen_Square_attack
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
Attic salt: (idiomatic) Pointed and delicate wit. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Attic_salt
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
You made me cry, when you said goodbye Ain't that a shame My tears fell like rain Ain't that a shame You're the one to blame --Fats Domino https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fats_Domino