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Biographies of notable living or dead British archaeologists.

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• Breeze, David - The University of Edinburgh Bulletin May 1996 announces the appointment as Honorary Professor of David Breeze, Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments, Historic Scotland. Photograph and profile.
  
• Hurst, John (1928-2003) - Obituary from The Guardian for one of the founding fathers of British medieval archaeology.
  
• Hinton, David - Brief profile of this University of Southampton Professor. Research interests include urbanism, particularly of the Saxon period, and metalwork.
  
• Brück, Joanna - Profile of this University College Dublin Lecturer. Research interests include the British Bronze Age and settlement and landscape archaeology.
  
• Jope, Martyn (1915-1996) - Obituary in British Archaeology February 1997 of the founder and head of the archaeology department, Queen's University, Belfast.
  
• Jones, Barri (1936-99) - Photograph and obituary from The Guardian of the charismatic Professor of Archaeology at Manchester University, who transformed understanding of the landscape of Roman Britain.
  
• Peacock, David - Photograph, research interests and publication list of Professor Peacock, Head of the University of Southampton Department of Archaeology, best-known for his work on pottery and stone analysis.
  
• Fleming, Andrew - Profile of this University of Wales, Lampeter, professor. Illustrated outlines of his projects at Swaledale and St Kilda.
  
• Hawkes, Jacquetta (1910-1996) - Obituary in British Archaeology May 1996 of a leading populariser of archaeology, author of the Atlas of Ancient Archaeology and the Shell Guide to British Archaeology.
  
• Bradley, Richard (1946- ) - Interview in British Archaeology December 1996 with the Professor of Archaeology at Reading and noted British prehistorian.
  
• Fox, Cyril - Archaeologist Extraordinary - News Wales reports that a biography, written by Cyril Fox's son, will be launched next week at the National Museum of Wales, where Fox was once keeper of archeology.
  
• Addyman, Peter (1939- ) - Interview in British Archaeology September 1995 with the Director of the successful York Archaeological Trust and retiring President of the CBA.
  
• Aubrey, John (1626-1697) - Portrait and biography of the antiquary who recognised Avebury as a prehistoric site and surveyed Stonehenge. Part of Chris Witcombe's Earth Mysteries.
  
• Branigan, Keith - Sheffield University provides a photograph, brief biography and research interests of its Professor of Archaeology, specialist in the prehistory of the Aegean and Roman Britain.
  
• Forster, Robert Henry (1867-1923) - The life and work of an Edwardian archaeologist. Forster worked with Leonard Woolley and Henry Knowles on the Corstopitum excavations at Corbridge in Northumberland.
  
• Mattingly, David - Photograph and brief biography of the Professor of Roman Archaeology at Leicester University who led recent projects in the Libyan Sahara and the Jordanian Desert.
  
• Rodwell, Warwick (1947- ) - Interview in British Archaeology July 1997 with the ground-breaking fabric analyst and author of the standard textbook on church archaeology.
  
• Pettitt, Paul - Profile of this University of Bristol Lecturer. Research interests include Palaeolithic European archaeology and chronometric dating techniques.
  
• Wilkes, John - The Institute of Archaeology, London, provides a photograph, research interests, and recent publications of the Yates Professor of Greek and Roman Archaeology.
  
• Hasselgrove, Colin - Offers resume of Professor of Archaeology at the University of Leicester. Includes current research interests and projects.
  
• Grinsell, Leslie (1907-95) - Obituary from British Archaeology May 1995 of the man who examined and recorded some 10,000 barrows. Keeper of Archaeology Bristol City Museum 1952-72.
  
• Thackray, David (1948- ) - Interview in British Archaeology June 1995 with the chief archaeologist for the National Trust.
  
• James, Simon - Photograph, profile, research interests and publications of the Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Leicester best known for his book The Atlantic Celts: Ancient people or modern invention?
  
• Langlands, Alex - The official web page of Alex Langlands, archaeologist and participant in BBC TWO's 'Tales from the Green Valley'. Image gallery, showreels and details of Alex's background.
  
• Richards, Julian: Archaemedia - The official web site of the archaeologist, broadcaster and writer best known as the presenter of BBC programmes Meet the Ancestors and Blood of the Vikings. Includes biography and media credits.
  
  

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