Luis Siret y Cels (26 August 1860, in Sint-Niklaas – 7 June 1934, in Las Herrerías) was a Belgian-Spanish archaeologist and illustrator.
Luis Siret
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| Born | Luis Siret y Cels (1860-08-26)26 August 1860 |
| Died | 7 June 1934(1934-06-07) (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist and illustrator |
| Spouse | Magdalena Belpaire de Siret |
| Relatives | Henri Siret |
He was born in Belgium, but when he was 21 he went to Cuevas del Almanzora (Almería) when he was contracted as a Mining Engineer in the Sierra Almagrera.
Through 50 years, Luis Siret and his brother Henri Siret investigated Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age sites in Almizaraque, Palacés, El Argar, El GárcelorLos Millares. His discoveries meant a great advance in the prehistory of the South-eastern Iberian Peninsula and helped settle the sequence from PalaeolithictoIron Age in the zone.
Material which he collected was exhibited in 1889 Exposition universelle de Paris and 1929 Exposición Universal de Barcelona. Items are currently exhibited in the Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Almería, in the Museo arqueológico Nacional in Madrid, in the Musée du Cinquantenaire in Brussels and several other important collections including the British Museum in London[1] and the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
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