Definition: French explorer Dumont d'Urville traveled widely through the world, and made visits to New Zealand, Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea and Antarctica during the early 19th century. He met and traded with the local people, collected animal and plant samples, and mapped coastlines. Trained as a botanist and linguist, d'Urville wrote ethnographic reports which have been useful in numerous anthropological contexts, such as Keller's descriptions of Alpine Lake Dwellings. d'Urville was visiting the Greek Islands when the Greek masterpiece called the Venus de Milo was unearthed, and arranged for the French government to obtain it.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
