(1880–1960), English archaeologist; full name Sir Charles Leonard Woolley. He directed a British-US excavation of the Sumerian city of Ur 1922–34 that uncovered rich royal tombs and thousands of clay tablets.
Definition of Woolley, Leonard in US English:
Woolley, Leonard
proper nounˈwo͝olē
(1880–1960), English archaeologist; full name Sir Charles Leonard Woolley. He directed a British-US excavation of the Sumerian city of Ur 1922–34 that uncovered rich royal tombs and thousands of clay tablets.