Nov 15, 2022 · Hiram Bingham, (born Nov. 19, 1875, Honolulu, Hawaii—died June 6, 1956, Washington, D.C., U.S.), American archaeologist and politician who in 1911 initiated the scientific study of Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca site in a remote part of the Peruvian Andes. Bingham may have been preceded by the German adventurer Augusto Berns, who, some scholars …

Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. He made public the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham served as the 69th Governor of Connecticut for a single day in 1925—the shortest term in history—and then as a member of …

Oct 04, 2022 · On July 24, 1911, a Yale professor named Hiram Bingham III climbed the mountains of Peru, led by local guides. During this South American expedition, the archaeologist located the now-famous Machu Picchu. Bingham did not discover the 15th-century Inca citadel. Local people already knew of the site.

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Nov 15, 2010 · In 1911 a Peruvian guide led Yale professor Hiram Bingham up a steep mountainside and into the history books as the first Western scholar to lay eyes on the “lost city” of Machu Picchu. While ...

Die Archäologie (altgriechisch ἀρχαῖος archaios, deutsch ‚alt‘ und λόγος lógos ‚Lehre‘; wörtlich also „Lehre von den Altertümern“) ist eine Wissenschaft, die mit naturwissenschaftlichen und geisteswissenschaftlichen Methoden die kulturelle Entwicklung der Menschheit erforscht. Sie hat sich weltweit zu einem Verbund unterschiedlichster theoretischer und praktischer ...

The First Photograph Upon Discovery of Machu Picchu – Hiram Bingham (1911) Imagine traversing an unknown area, only to stumble across one of the most important geographical locations in the world. ... Hiram Bingham wasn’t even a photographer, but an American archaeologist. He and a team of explorers were looking for Vilcabamba, the last ...

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Hiram Bingham III (1875–1956), American explorer, discovered the ruins of Machu Picchu. Hiram Lodge No. 1, Connecticut. Robert Worth Bingham (8 November 1871 – 18 December 1937), politician, judge, newspaper publisher and U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. Past master of Falls City Lodge No. 376 of Louisville, Kentucky. At a meeting of ...

Aug 20, 2019 · American archaeologist Hiram Bingham first saw the Incan city of Machu Picchu on July 24, and Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached the geographic South Pole on Dec. 14. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was stolen off the wall of the Louvre Museum on Aug. 21, and not returned to France until 1913. Although the modern parachute was invented in ...