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Ferdinand Keller (antiquity scholar)
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Ferdinand Keller was a Swiss
archaeologist. He is mainly known for his investigations of lake-dwellings in Switzerland in 1853–54, and work on the remains of the La Tène culture
. He is the founder of the Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
archaeologist. He is mainly known for his investigations of lake-dwellings in Switzerland in 1853–54, and work on the remains of the La Tène culture
La Tène culture
The La Tène culture was a European Iron Age culture named after the archaeological site of La Tène on the north side of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, where a rich cache of artifacts was discovered by Hansli Kopp in 1857....
. He is the founder of the Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich
Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich
The Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich , often shortened to Antiquarische or AGZ, is an association concerned with the study and preservation of the history of the canton of Zürich...
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