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Mar 14, 1821 Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark Died on 15 Aug 1885 (aged 64)
Danish archaeologist
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About Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
- Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (14 March 1821 – 15 August 1885) was a Danish archaeologist, historian and politician, who was the second director of the National Museum of Denmark (1865–1874).
- He played a key role in the foundation of scientific archaeology.
- Worsaae was the first to excavate and use stratigraphy to prove C.
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- Thomsen's sequence of the Three-age system: Stone, Bronze, Iron.
- He was also a pioneer in the development of paleobotany through his excavation work in the peat bogs of Jutland.
- Worsaae served as Kultus Minister of Denmark (the cultural and education minister) for Christen Andreas Fonnesbech from 1874 to 1875.
