- Graeme Barker
Graeme W. W. Barker (born
October 23 ,1946 ) is a British archaeologist, notable for his work on the Italian Bronze Age, the Roman occupation ofLibya , andlandscape archaeology .Barker was educated at
St John's College, Cambridge . He began lecturing in archaeology at theUniversity of Sheffield in 1972, moving to become Director of theBritish School at Rome in 1984.In 1988 he was appointed Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Archaeological Studies at the
University of Leicester . Barker was elected to theDisney Professorship of Archaeology at theUniversity of Cambridge in 2004.In 2005 Barker was, with
Israel Finkelstein , joint winner of theDan David Prize .External links
* [http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/~gb314/ Graeme Barker's home page]
* [http://www.dandavidprize.com/laureates/past2005.html Dan David prize laureates' page]
* [http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2004032301 University of Cambridge press release]
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