Godefroy Zumoffen

Godefroy Zumoffen, SJ (1848 in France – 1928) was a French Jesuit archaeologist and geologist notable for his work on prehistory in Lebanon.

[1] He is known particularly for pioneering Lebanese archaeology, and for discovering several sites including the Antelias cave.

He produced the first geological map of Lebanon and authored a book about its prehistory, La Phénicie avant les phéniciens: l'âge de la pierre.

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