Alasdair Whittle

FBA FLSW
Born
Alasdair William Richardson Whittle

(1949-05-07) 7 May 1949
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-disciplineNeolithic Europe
Doctoral students

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]

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]

Publications

  • (editor, with Vicki Cummings) Going Over: The Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in North-West Europe
  • Europe in the Neolithic: the creation of new worlds
  • The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life
  • Sacred Mound, Holy Ring.
  • Problems in Neolithic Archaeology

References

  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.


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