Prior to the visit of the Society some excavations had been made under the superintendence of Mr. W Kinsey Dover, with the view of finding whether the subsoil would disclose anything that might lead to some conclusion as to the age or object of the circle.

Prior to the construction of the store, excavations were undertaken at the site.

Prior to that, hunting by local natives can be documented from Late Stone Age Scandinavia and eastern North America, as well as from early 5th century Labrador, where the bird seems to have occurred only as a straggler.

Prior to Gardner's investigations, no serious archaeological excavation had occurred at the city, though he himself soon unearthed four miles of earthworks, and uncovered finds that included tombs, pottery, and porcelain dating from Ming China.

Prior to this, they were not limited as to how many terms they could serve ; John Engler, the governor at the time, served three terms as his first term occurred prior to the restriction.

Prior to the mid 1990s, WNV disease occurred only sporadically and was considered a minor risk for humans, until an outbreak in Algeria in 1994, with cases of WNV-caused encephalitis, and the first large outbreak in Romania in 1996, with a high number of cases with neuroinvasive disease.

Prior to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, the only known fatality related to volcanic activity in the Cascades occurred in 1934 when a climber suffocated in oxygen-poor air while exploring ice caves melted by fumaroles in Coalman Glacier.

Prior to the concert, the promoters of the event were determined to avoid the gate-crashing that had occurred at previous festivals, and had characterized the site as " defensible ", describing the 12-foot plywood and steel fence intended to keep out those without tickets.

Prior to the merger, which occurred after they had died, the two men were bitter business rivals, although they had never met in person.

Prior to that they had been reported in the religious census as part of the movement that had its roots in the several independent movements that occurred through the leadership of people such as Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell, Walter Scott, and Barton W. Stone.

Prior to that, another infamous angle occurred when Embry, who was a special referee in a match between Kerry Von Erich and Gary Young, was fighting with Akbar.

Prior to this, most classical music performances in New York City occurred " uptown " around the areas that the Juilliard School at Lincoln Center and Columbia University would soon occupy.

Prior to this legislated date, 163 deaths had occurred in Kentucky's electric chair.

Prior to the construction of the dam, these areas were only fully flooded in very wet years, the most recent of which occurred in 1967.

Prior to the work of Sherrington and Adrian, it was widely accepted that reflexes occurred as isolated activity within a reflex arc.

Prior to the Obama administration, rendered persons were reported to have undergone torture by the receiving countries, and it has been alleged that this occurred with the knowledge or cooperation of the administrations of the United States and the United Kingdom.

) Prior to the expansion, the notable single-game record occurred on July 1, 1982, when 9, 389 showed up for the pitching match-up of Mark Fidrych versus Dave Righetti.

Prior to the twenty-first century, six moderately sized Parkfield earthquakes occurred with exceptionally regular intervals ( with an average of 22 years ) between 1857 and 1966.

Prior to widespead use of radio, popular corridos were passed around as an oral tradition, often to spread news of events ( for example, the La cárcel de Cananea ) and popular heroes, and popular humor, to the population, many of whom were illiterate prior to the improvements to the educational system that occurred after the Revolution.

Prior to this, trains destined to beyond Rickmansworth were hauled by the famous Metropolitan Vickers Bo-Bo electric locomotives until Rickmansworth where a changeover to steam traction occurred.

Prior to the merger, which occurred after they had died, the two men were bitter business rivals, although they had never met in person.

Prior to the 15th century, the final station occurred before this point would even have been reached.

Prior to the 1950s, Tomistoma occurred in freshwater ecosystems along the entire length of Sumatra east of the Barisan Mountains.

Prior to the movements towards " realism " that occurred in the 19th century, most staging used a " tableau " approach, in which a stage picture was established whenever characters entered or left the stage, assuring that leading performers were always shown to their best advantage.

Roger's place as Prior of Taizé, but this had not yet occurred at the time of Brother Roger's death, when Br.

Prior to contact between the gliksins and the Barasts, the Barasts had no concept of a creator ; an afterlife or souls never occurred to them.

Prior to 1970, writers only voted for the best pitcher and used a formula of one point per vote.

Prior to joining the BPP, Shakur had met several of its members on a 1970 trip to Oakland, California.

Prior to 1970 residents were served by a bookmobile.

Prior to 1970 they were known as the scotties, a small dog being the mascot.

Prior to 1970, Indian Hill was incorporated as a village, but under Ohio law became designated as a city once its population was verified as exceeding 5, 000.

Prior to about 1970 in the United States, climbing relied mainly on pitons ; other types of gear such as nuts, Hexcentrics, Tricams and spring-loaded cams were largely unknown or did not exist.

Prior to 1970, when the current taxonomic divisions for North American black widows were set forth by Kaston, all three varieties were classified as a single species, L. mactans.

Prior to 1 November 1970 Southern's coverage did not include all of the Hannington transmitter region ( Berkshire and northern Hampshire ) either, or the county of Surrey.

Prior to the ascendancy of Anwar Sadat to president of Egypt in 1970, the Middle East had been an important arena in the global superpower competition, most lucidly displayed in the arms sales and cooperation between the American and Soviet governments with Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iran allied to The United States, and Egypt, Syria, and Iraq allied with the Soviet Union.

Prior to 1970, the town was Niagara, and the title was Mayor.

Prior to the 1970 season, Minnesota released Joe Kapp and re-acquired Fran Tarkenton.

Prior to dedicating his professional life to politics, Hagen was CEO at Tate & Lyle Norway from 1970 to 1974, Consultant of Finansanalyse from 1977 to 1979, and economic policy consultant in the oil industry from 1979 to 1981.

Prior to 1970, no Ranchero had any interior badging identifying it as such.

Prior to 1970, Cormack was a member of the Bow Group and the Conservative Monday Club, resigning from both at the end of 1971.

Prior to 1970, Papua New Guinea was known as the Australian Trust Territory of Papua and New Guinea, and its flag for sporting events was the bird of paradise on a green background.

Prior to 1970, the tallest building in Pittsburgh, at 44 stories, was the Gulf Building.

Prior to 1970, the various monetary functions associated with a central bank were performed by several government departments and agencies.

Prior to 1970, the four regular battalions of the now disbanded Canadian Guards provided the infantry element of the Household Division.

Prior to 6 November 1970, the office was known as the Minister for External Affairs.

Prior to this, from 1936 through 1970, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association ( USILA ) awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy to the NCAA Division I annual champion based on regular season records.

Prior to the 1970 general election, the Conservative Party compiled a manifesto that highlighted free-market economic policies.

Prior to 1970, travel across the St. Johns River from Orange Park to Mandarin was a journey.

Prior to its status as an NHRA national event track, the Bristol Dragway was the flagship strip of the rival IHRA organization ; the strip's owner Larry Carrier formed the IHRA at the Bristol Dragway in November 1970.

Prior to 1970, an annual Provo event called the " Timp Hike " sent thousands of people up the mountain's slopes.

Prior to joining the PHS, Whitney was director of the U. S. Army training program in laboratory animal medicine and served a year in Vietnam ( 1970 ) as commander of a veterinary medical detachment.