Alasdair Whittle

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Alasdair Whittle

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Alasdair William Richardson Whittle

(1949-05-07) 7 May 1949 (age 74)
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Discipline Archaeology
Sub-discipline Neolithic Europe
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Alasdair William Richardson Whittle, FBA , FLSW (born 7 May 1949) is a British archaeologist and academic, specialising in Neolithic Europe. He was Distinguished Research Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University from 1997 to 2018. [1]

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Whittle was born on 7 May 1949. [1] He studied Literae Humaniores (i.e. classics) at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. [1] [2] He remained at Oxford to study for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree, which he completed in 1976 with a thesis titled "The Earlier Neolithic of Southern England and its Continental Contacts". [3]

In 1998, Whittle was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. [4] He is also a founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW). [5]

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  1. 1 2 3 Whittle, Prof. Alasdair William Richardson. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U39700. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 12 December 2018.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. "People - Professor Alasdair Whittle". Cardiff University. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. Whittle, A. W. R. (1976). The Earlier Neolithic of Southern England and its Continental Contacts. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. "Professor Alasdair Whittle". The British Academy. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. "Alasdair Whittle". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2018.