Frances Healy (archaeologist)

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Frances Healy
FSA
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Alma mater London School of Economics and Political Science
Institute of Archaeology, University of London
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Frances M. A. Healy FSA is a British archaeologist and prehistorian, specialising in the British Neolithic and lithic technology. She has worked for Norfolk Archaeological Unit, English Heritage, Wessex Archaeology, and Oxford Archaeology. She has been a research associate at Newcastle University and Cardiff University, where she has been an honorary research fellow since 2007. [1] [2]

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Healy studied international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, graduating with an upper second class honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1965. She then undertook a postgraduate diploma in prehistoric archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London, which she completed in 1967. [2] On a part-time basis she undertook research for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the Institute of Archaeology, which she completed in 1990 with her thesis "The neolithic in Norfolk". [2] [3]

In 1990, Healy was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA). [4] In 2020, she was awarded the Grahame Clark Medal by the British Academy "for her distinguished achievements involving recent contributions to the study of prehistoric archaeology, with a particular focus on the British Neolithic". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Grahame Clark Medal". The British Academy. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dr Frances Healy". Cardiff University. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. Healy, F. M. A. (1980). "The neolithic in Norfolk". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. "Dr Frances Healy". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 12 January 2021.