Geoffrey Bibby

Geoffrey Bibby excavating the Bahrain Fort in the 1950s.

Thomas Geoffrey Bibby (14 October 1917 – 6 February 2001, Aarhus) was an English-born archaeologist. He is best known for discovering the ancient state of Dilmun, referred to in Mesopotamian mythology as a paradise.[1] He is often considered to have been the pioneer of Arabian archaeology.[2]

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  2. ^ "Deaths". The Washington Post. February 16, 2001. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2012.