Pitt-Rivers
/ (ˈpɪtˈrɪvəz) /
Augustus Henry Lane Fox. 1827–1900, British archaeologist; first inspector of ancient monuments (1882): assembled a major anthropological collection of tools and weapons (now in the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford)
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How to use Pitt-Rivers in a sentence
It enters all waters near the coast, and is caught on the rod in the Stave and Pitt Rivers.
Fishing in British Columbia | Thomas Wilson LambertGeneral Pitt Rivers estimated that 5000 men would be required to man the ramparts effectually.
British Castles | Charles H. AshdownThe credit of first applying this principle to art is due to General Pitt-Rivers.
Evolution in Art | Alfred C. HaddonThere is a very recent specimen in the Pitt Rivers collection, at the museum in Oxford.
Cock Lane and Common-Sense | Andrew LangSuch is the opinion that General Pitt Rivers expressed when he conducted me through his rooms.
Travels in South Kensington | Moncure Daniel Conway
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