Canon William Greenwell, FRS FSA JP 23 March 1820 – 27 January 1918 was an English archaeologist and Church of England vicar. Contents 1Early life 2Archaeology 3Career 4Personal 5Works 6See also 7References 8External links Early life William Greenwell was born 23 March 1820 at the estate known as Greenwell Ford near Lanchester, County Durham, England. He was the eldest son of William
Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod, CBE, FBA 5 May 1892 – 18 December 1968 was an English archaeologist who specialised in the Palaeolithic period. She held the position of Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 1939 to 1952, and was the first woman to hold an Oxbridge chair. Contents 1Early life and education 2Career 2.1Later life 2.2Awards and recognition 3See also
Sir Cyril Fred Fox Kt FSA FBA MRIA 16 December 1882 – 15 January 1967 was an English archaeologist. Fox became keeper of archaeology at the National Museum of Wales from 1926 to 1948. Along with his wife, Aileen Fox, he surveyed and excavated several prehistoric monuments in Wales. Sir Cyril and Lady Fox had three sons. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3References 4External links
Sir Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard, FBA 21 September 1902 – 11 September 1973, known as E. E. Evans-Pritchard, was an English anthropologist who was instrumental in the development of social anthropology. He was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1946 to 1970. Contents 1Education and field work 2Later theories 3Life and family 4Honours 5Gallery 6Bibliography 7References 8Further reading
John Disney 29 May 1779 – 6 May 1857 was an English barrister and antiquarian. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1832 and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1839. Contents 1Life 2Collector 3Works 4Legacy 5Family 6References 7External links Life Born at Flintham Hall in Nottinghamshire, he was the eldest son of John Disney, and his wife Jane Blackburne, daughter of Francis
Glyn Edmund Daniel 23 April 1914 – 13 December 1986 was a Welsh scientist and archaeologist who taught at Cambridge University, where he specialised in the European Neolithic period. He was appointed Disney Professor of Archaeology in 1974 and edited the academic journal Antiquity from 1958 to 1985. In addition to early efforts to popularise archaeological study and antiquity on radio and television, he edited
Sir Barrington Windsor Cunliffe, CBE, FBA, FSA born 10 December 1939, known as Barry Cunliffe, is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been an Emeritus Professor. Contents 1Biography 2Positions and honours 3Works 4References 5External links Biography The dolphin mosaic found by Cunliffe’s team at Fishbourne
David Leonard Clarke 3 November 1937 – 27 June 1976 was an English archaeologist and academic. He is well known for his work on processual archaeology. Contents 1Early life and education 2Academic career 3Selected works 4References 5External links Early life and education[edit] Clarke was born in Kent, England. He studied at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, from which he obtained his PhD in
Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark CBE FBA 28 July 1907 – 12 September 1995, who often published as J. G. D. Clark, was a British archaeologist who specialised in the study of Mesolithic Europe and palaeoeconomics. He spent most of his career working at the University of Cambridge, where he was appointed Disney Professor of Archaeology from 1952 to 1974 and Master of Peterhouse from 1973 to 1980.
Howard Carter 9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939 was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist. He became world-famous after discovering the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, Tutankhamun in November 1922. Tutankhamun’s tomb is famous because of the treasures it held intact for over three thousand years. It is the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings. Contents