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Ferdinand Keller [1800-1881]
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Definition: Swiss archaeologist who during the 1850s conducted the first excavations of an Alpine lake dwelling at Obermeilen on Lake Zürich, and discovered how well cloth, basketry, nets, and wood is preserved in lake environments, thus setting off similar excavations all over the world.

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