Olov R. T. Janse

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1892 – 1985

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Who was Olov R. T. Janse?

Professor Robert Ture Olov Janse was a Swedish archaeologist. He is notable for his excavation work at Đông Sơn between 1935–1939. Though he originally argued a viewpoint for the European origins of Bronze Age culture in Vietnam, he reversed himself in support of Chinese origins after he started excavations at Đông Sơn. Janse is characterized as having introduced order into the research of the history of archaeology in Mainland Southeast Asia.

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Born
1892
Norrköping
Also known as
  • Olov Janse
  • Olov Janse
Education
  • Uppsala University
Died
Mar 1, 1985
Washington, D.C.

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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