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Dupont, 1841-1911 (Belgian geologist)

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Letters from Dupont, Édouard François to Charles Lyell, 20 January 1865- 30 October 1872

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/70
Scope and Contents Letters are summarised as: 1) Belgian caverns [SE of Dinant, Palaeolithic human remains] 2) Discovery of human remains in cavern [list of animal species also found in cave] 3) Cavern near Dinant, Palaeolithic man [butchery marks on animal bones potentially from humans, disarticulated bone assemblage including cave lion, cave hyena, bear, rhinoceros and horse] 4) Shells of the Lesse caverns [stone age flints from Vertus a commune of Marne, Belgium and polished stone...
Dates: 20 January 1865- 30 October 1872

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  • Subject: Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to X