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About Robert Braidwood
In 1971, Robert Braidwood won the Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement Award. The Detroit, Michigan-born archaeologist and anthropologist was a leading figure in the use of scientific tools in archaeology.
Early Life
The archaeologist was born to Walter John Braidwood and Reay Nimmo. He enrolled and graduated from the University of Michigan where he earned his master's degree in architecture in 1933. He had a short spell in the Army Air Corps during World War II but later returned to the University of Chicago to earn his Ph.D. in 1943.
Career
In 1933, Braidwood went on his first archeological expedition, with the help of fellow archaeologist James Henry Breasted from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, to the Amuq Plain. In a span of a year, he perfected the art of carbon dating and successfully dated the precise dates of many artifacts during the Oriental Institute's Jarmo Project in Iraq. The expedition to Iraq set out to recover artifacts that shed light on the means of prehistoric food production and provide answers to the ecological question of the immediate effects of this practice's widespread adoption.
Personal Life
The archeologist married Linda Schreiber in 1938.
Achievements
Robert Braidwood was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1963. A year later, he was called to join the National Academy of Sciences.
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When is Robert Braidwood's birthday?
Robert Braidwood's birthday is on July 29, 1907.
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Robert's birthday is in 95 days
How old was Robert when he/she died?
Robert Braidwood was 95 years old.
When did Robert Braidwood die?
Robert Braidwood died in January 15, 2003.
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Robert Braidwood would be 116 years old if he/she was alive today.