Frifelt, Karen

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'Ubaid in the gulf area
essay 1989

Summary: Karen Frifelt was a Danish archaeologist and librarian. Frifelt was a pioneer of Arabian Gulf Archaeology. In 1959 she was the first woman to participate in Peter Glob’s Archaeological expedition to Bahrain. Later she directed the expedition's field operation in Abu Dhabi from 1966 becoming the first female archaeologist to work in the future UAE, and most notably in 1972 Frifelt became the first archaeologist to lead an expedition into the Sultanat of Oman. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1925-09-15 [4]
Birth Place: Ølgod [4]
Died: 2012-12-06 [4]
Language: English [2]
Occupation: archaeologist [4]; librarian [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 3. Danish Bibliographic Centre; 4. Wikidata

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