Simon Stoddart

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Simon Stoddart
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Simon Stoddart, FSA is a British archaeologist, prehistorian, and academic. He is a Reader in Prehistory at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and the acting Deputy Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. [1] [2]

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Stoddart was editor of journal Antiquity , 2001-2002. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and a member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists. [2]

Early life & education

Simon Stoddart earned his BA (1980) in Archaeology and Anthropology and PhD (1987) from the University of Cambridge. [1] In 1983, he earned his MA in Anthropology from the University of Michigan. [1] While a student at Cambridge he was a member of the University of Cambridge Archaeological Field Club (AFC). [3] He currently serves as the Senior Treasurer of the AFC.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dr Simon Stoddart — Division of Archaeology". Arch.cam.ac.uk. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Dr Simon Stoddart". Magd.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. The Archaeological Field Club. "Alumni". archaeology.uk.com.