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Why did John Aubrey become known as the first archaeologist of England?

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Aubrey, (1626-1697), an antiquary from Wiltshire, is sometimes called the first English Archaeologist. He made the first detailed surveys of surviving field monuments including Stonehenge and Avebury. Aubrey was commissioned to prepare a history of Surrey by John Ogilby, self-styled Kings Cosmographer and Geographer.