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British archaeologist John G. Hurst is considered one of the founders of Medieval archaeology, and is perhaps best known for his excavations at Wharram Percy, and a leading authority on medieval pottery and deserted medieval villages.
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Medieval and Renaissance Archaeology
Archaeological studies of the dark and middle ages in Europe, and the flowering of the Renaissance.
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John Gilbert Hurst [1927-2003]
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