Sir Edward Burnett Tylor 2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917 was an English anthropologist, the founder of cultural anthropology. Tylor’s ideas typify 19th-century cultural evolutionism. In his works Primitive Culture (1871) and Anthropology (1881), he defined the context of the scientific study of anthropology, based on the evolutionary theories of Charles Lyell. He believed that there was a functional basis for the development
Andrew George Sherratt 8 May 1946 – 24 February 2006 was an English archaeologist, one of the most influential of his generation. He was best known for his theory of the secondary products revolution. Contents 1Early life and education 2Academic career 2.1Research 3Personal life 4References 4.1Footnotes 4.2Bibliography 5Video Early life and education Sherratt was born in Oldham,
lice May Roberts FRSB born 19 May 1973 is an English biological anthropologist, biologist, television presenter and author. Since 2012 she has been Professor of the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. Since 2019, she has been President of the charity Humanists UK, which campaigns for state secularism and for “a tolerant world where rational thinking and kindness prevail”. Contents 1Early
Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, FBA, FSA, Hon FSA Scot born 25 July 1937 is a British archaeologist, paleolinguist and Conservative peer noted for his work on radiocarbon dating, the prehistory of languages, archaeogenetics, and the prevention of looting at archaeological sites. Renfrew was formerly the Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and is now a
Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor MBE FSA born 13 January 1945 is an English archaeologist specialising in the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Britain. He is best known for his discovery and excavation of Flag Fen, a Bronze Age archaeological site near Peterborough, as well as for his frequent appearances on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. Born to a Burke’s Landed Gentry family, Pryor studied at Eton College before going
John Robert Mortimer 15 June 1825 – 19 August 1911 was an English corn-merchant and archaeologist who lived in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire. He was responsible for the excavation of many of the notable barrows in the Yorkshire Wolds, including Duggleby Howe, recorded in the work Forty Years Researches in British and Saxon Burial Mounds of East Yorkshire. He established a dedicated museum
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS 30 April 1834 – 28 May 1913 known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. Lubbock worked in his family company as a banker but made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology. He coined the terms “Paleolithic” and “Neolithic” to denote the Old and
John Leland or Leyland 13 September, c. 1503 – 18 April 1552 was an English poet and antiquary. Leland has been described as “the father of English local history and bibliography”. His Itinerary provided a unique source of observations and raw materials for many subsequent antiquaries, and introduced the county as the basic unit for studying the local history of England, an idea that has
Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, DBE, FBA, FSA 5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978 was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She led excavations of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho, from 1952 to 1958, and has been called one of the most influential archaeologists of the 20th century. She was Principal of St Hugh’s College, Oxford from 1962 to 1973 and studied herself at Somerville
Philip Harding DL FSA born 25 January 1950 is a British field archaeologist. He became a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. Harding trained on various excavations with the Bristol University Extra Mural Department and other bodies from 1966; he has been a professional archaeologist since 1971. Contents 1Life and career 1.1Early life 1.2Career 1.2.1Awards 1.2.2Television 2References 3External