Archaeologists dig in Bosch's Garden By Norman Hammond, Archaeology correspondent HIERONYMUS BOSCH was the first Surrealist, combining everyday images to create the phantasmagorical Garden of Earthly Delights. Archaeological work in his Dutch home town has shown how accurate those quotidian portrayals were, and how they reflect social distinctions of the time. Bosch was born around 1450, and lived in the city of s’Hertogenbosch — “the Duke’s forest” — from which he took his name. His grandfather, father, uncles, nephews and brothers were all painters, but none attained his fame. Recent collaboration between Hans Janssen, the city’s archaeologist, and Professor Jos...