Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Thomas Charles Lethbridge (3 March 1901 – 30 September 1971) was a British archaeologist, parapsychologist, and explorer. A specialist in Anglo-Saxon archaeology, he served as Keeper of Anglo-Saxon Antiquities at the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology from 1923 to 1957, and over the course of his lifetime authored sixteen books on various subjects.Born in Somerset to a wealthy family, Lethbridge was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, during the course of which he attended an expedition to Jan Mayen island, becoming one of the first people to climb the Beerenberg. After a failed second expedition to the Arctic Circle, he became involved in archaeology. In 1923 he began Keeper of Anglo-Saxon Antiquities at the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, in this position carrying out excavations of various sites around Britain. His claims regarding the existence of Iron Age hill figures on Wandlebury Hill caused significant controversy within the archaeological community, with most believing that Lethbridge had erroneously identified a natural feature. Lethbridge's methodology and theories were widely deemed unorthodox, and he became increasingly critical of the archaeological profession.Resigning in 1957, Lethbridge moved to Branscombe, Devon. There, he devoted himself to researching paranormal phenomenon, publishing a string of books on the subject. In particular, he championed the use of pendulums for dowsing, also publishing arguments regarding the existence of ghosts and extraterrestrial involvement in human evolution. These works were derided and ignored by academia, which saw them as pseudo-scientific. His work in this field continued to be championed after his death by esotericists like Colin Wilson.. }
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- Thomas_Charles_Lethbridge abstract "Thomas Charles Lethbridge (3 March 1901 – 30 September 1971) was a British archaeologist, parapsychologist, and explorer. A specialist in Anglo-Saxon archaeology, he served as Keeper of Anglo-Saxon Antiquities at the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology from 1923 to 1957, and over the course of his lifetime authored sixteen books on various subjects.Born in Somerset to a wealthy family, Lethbridge was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, during the course of which he attended an expedition to Jan Mayen island, becoming one of the first people to climb the Beerenberg. After a failed second expedition to the Arctic Circle, he became involved in archaeology. In 1923 he began Keeper of Anglo-Saxon Antiquities at the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, in this position carrying out excavations of various sites around Britain. His claims regarding the existence of Iron Age hill figures on Wandlebury Hill caused significant controversy within the archaeological community, with most believing that Lethbridge had erroneously identified a natural feature. Lethbridge's methodology and theories were widely deemed unorthodox, and he became increasingly critical of the archaeological profession.Resigning in 1957, Lethbridge moved to Branscombe, Devon. There, he devoted himself to researching paranormal phenomenon, publishing a string of books on the subject. In particular, he championed the use of pendulums for dowsing, also publishing arguments regarding the existence of ghosts and extraterrestrial involvement in human evolution. These works were derided and ignored by academia, which saw them as pseudo-scientific. His work in this field continued to be championed after his death by esotericists like Colin Wilson.".