Hallam Movius was born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1907. He was a Professor at Harvard University from 1930 to 1977. Dr. Movius was a assistant curator of Palaeolithic Archeology in the Peabody Museum of Harvard University. He was the Curator of the Peabody Museum from 1950 to 1977.
Between 1932 and 1936 archeological field-work was carried out by the Harvard Archeological Expedition to Ireland. The activities of the expedition were divided into two parts, one dealing with the Stone Age and the other with later periods. Movius was the leading authority on the Stone Age excavations. He is best known for his work on Perigordian and Aurignacian cultures in France. Hallam was the Field Director of the Abri Pataud excavation in France which became a celebrated training ground for students. He conducted annual excavations at Abri Pataud from 1958 to 1973. The actual excavation of the Abri Pataud was completed during a total of six field seasons between 1958 and 1964, (no excavating was conducted in 1962). The Abri Pataud is a large rock-shelter at Les Eyzies (Dordogne) in the Perigord region of southwestern France. Hallam Leonard Movius died in 1987.
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Written by Vanessa McBride
Edited by Marcy L. Voelker, 2007