Carlos Ribeiro
Carlos Ribeiro (21 December 1813, in
Lisbon – 13 November 1882, in Lisbon) was a pioneering geologist and archaeologist who inaugurated the concept of fieldwork in
Portugal, and was responsible for the discovery and excavation of many
Neolithic and other sites in Portugal. Director of the first Geological Commission of Portugal (1857), he led production of the first edition of the Geological Chart of Portugal to the scale of 1/500,000, work which was awarded a silver medal at the
Universal Exhibition of Paris (1878). He also served as an officer of the
Portuguese army and as a Member of Parliament.
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