Archaeologists

Archaeologists

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• Fleming, Andrew Photograph and chatty profile of Professor Andrew Fleming, Head of the Department of Archaeology, University of Wales, Lampeter. Illustrated outlines of his projects at Swaledale and St Kilda.
  
• Foote, Robert Bruce (1834-1912) Biography from Encyclopædia Britannica of the geologist and archaeologist often considered to be the founder of the study of the prehistory of India.
  
• Branigan, Keith Sheffield University provides a photograph, brief biography and research interests of its Professor of Archaeology, specialist in the prehistory of the Aegean and Roman Britain.
  
• Jope, Martyn (1915-1996) Obituary in British Archaeology February 1997 of the founder and head of the archaeology department, Queen's University, Belfast.
  
• Ling, Roger Research profile of the Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Manchester, noted for his publications on Roman painting, architecture and mosaics.
  
• Hogarth, David George (1862-1927) Biography from Encyclopædia Britannica of the director of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (190927), who excavated at Knossos, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and Hittite sites.
  
• Mallory, James Photograph, academic profile, research interests and publication list of the Professor in Prehistoric Archaeology at Queen's University Belfast, author of In Search of the Indo-Europeans.
  
• James, Simon Photograph, profile, research interests and publications of the Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Leicester best known for his book The Atlantic Celts: Ancient people or modern invention?
  
• Thackray, David (1948- ) Interview in British Archaeology June 1995 with the chief archaeologist for the National Trust.
  
• Lamb, Dr Winifred (1894-1963) Biography and bibliography by David Gill of the pioneering classical archaeologist and Honorary Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum.
  
• Kokkinos, Nikos Biography and publication list of this Fellow of the Institute of Archaeology, London, who contributed to Centuries of Darkness: A Challenge to the Conventional Chronology of Old World Archaeology.
  
• Wilkes, John The Institute of Archaeology, London, provides a photograph, research interests, and recent publications of the Yates Professor of Greek and Roman Archaeology.
  
• Hawkes, Jacquetta (1910-1996) Obituary in British Archaeology May 1996 of a leading populariser of archaeology, author of the Atlas of Ancient Archaeology and the Shell Guide to British Archaeology.
  
• Bradley, Richard (1946- ) Interview in British Archaeology December 1996 with the Professor of Archaeology at Reading and noted British prehistorian.
  
• Wright, Ted (1918-2001) Photograph and obituary in The Times of the amateur archaeologist who found boats on the Yorkshire coast that date back thousands of years.
  
• Who's Who in Archaeology in Oxford Oxford University lists professional and academic archaeologists in the city and university, with contact details, main areas of interest, projects and publications.
  
• Austin, David The Department of Archaeology at the University of Wales, Lampeter, provides a photograph and outline of the research interests of its Professor, who specialises in medieval landscapes, villages and castles.
  
• Haselgrove, Colin Durham University supplies the research interests and publication list of its Professor of Archaeology, specialist in the Iron Age of western Europe.
  
• Rohl, David Official website of the controversial British Egyptologist, best known for his radical reassessment of Old World chronology, which is explained here. Works and biography.
  
• Radford, Ralegh (1900-99) Photograph and obituary from The Times 27 January 1999 of the archaeologist noted for excavations at Tintagel, Whithorn, Glastonbury, Castle Dore and Birsay.
  
• Potter, Timothy (1944-2000) Photograph and obituary from The Telegraph of the ebullient Romanist, keeper of the Department of Prehistoric and Romano-British Antiquities at the British Museum.
  
• Mallowan, Sir Max (Edgar Lucien) Brief biography from Encyclopædia Britannica of the Professor of Western Asiatic Archaeology, University of London, 194762. British Museum Expedition to Nineveh 193132.
  
• Hope-Taylor, Brian (1923-2001) Obituary by James Graham-Campbell in the Independent of the archaeologist famed for his excavation of Yeavering, site of the earliest known Anglo-Saxon royal residence.
  
• Graham-Campbell, James The Institute of Archaeology, London, provides a photograph, research interests, and recent publications of its Professor of Medieval Archaeology, noted for his work on the Vikings.
  
• Grinsell, Leslie (1907-95) Obituary from British Archaeology May 1995 of the man who examined and recorded some 10,000 barrows. Keeper of Archaeology Bristol City Museum 1952-72.
  
• Baillie, Mike Photograph, research interests and publication list of the Professor of Palaeoecology at Queen's University Belfast, author of Exodus to Arthur: catastrophic encounters with comets.
  
• Forster, Robert Henry (1867-1923) The life and work of an Edwardian archaeologist. Forster worked with Leonard Woolley and Henry Knowles on the Corstopitum excavations at Corbridge in Northumberland.
  
• Bibby, Geoffrey (1917-2001) Obituary from The Times on the pioneer of Arabian archaeology, who discovered the capital of ancient Dilmun. He also wrote inspiring books for beginners and pioneered the Viking fair.
  
• Miles, David (1947- ) Interview in British Archaeology November 1995 with the colourful Director of the notably successful Oxford Archaeological Unit.
  
• Peacock, David Photograph, research interests and publication list of Professor Peacock, Head of the University of Southampton Department of Archaeology, best-known for his work on pottery and stone analysis.
  
• Dixon, Philip Photograph and brief CV, research interests and publication list of the Reader in Medieval Archaeology at the University of Nottingham and former President of the CBA (1995-8).
  
• Mattingly, David Photograph and brief biography of the Professor of Roman Archaeology at Leicester University who led recent projects in the Libyan Sahara and the Jordanian desert.
  
• Millett, Martin Research interests and publication list of this Professor at the University of Southampton, specialist in Roman archaeology and author of The English Heritage Book of Roman Britain.
  
• Aubrey, John (1626-1697) Portrait and biography of the antiquary who recognised Avebury as a prehistoric site and surveyed Stonehenge. Part of Chris Witcombe's Earth Mysteries.
  
• Rodwell, Warwick (1947- ) Interview in British Archaeology July 1997 with the ground-breaking fabric analyst and author of the standard textbook on church archaeology.
  
• Cox, Margaret A photograph and interview with the Professor in Forensic Archaeology at Bournemouth University, who appears regularly on Channel 4's Time Team, from the Time Team Club.
  
• Addyman, Peter (1939- ) Interview in British Archaeology September 1995 with the Director of the successful York Archaeological Trust and retiring President of the CBA.
  
• The Top Brass The Independent profiles the UKs 10 leading archaeologists: Mick Aston, Richard Avent, Nick Brannon, David Breeze, Rosemary Cramp, Barry Cunliffe, Sue Davies, David Miles, Francis Pryor and Colin Renfrew.
  
• Gamble, Clive Photograph, academic profile and publication list of this professor who helped found the Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins at Southampton University.