Abercromby Professor of Archaeology explained

Abercromby Professorship of Archaeology is a chair at the University of Edinburgh. It was endowed in the will of John Abercromby, 5th Baron Abercromby (1841–1924), who left instructions to establish a chair in prehistoric archaeology at the university. With the new post having been advertised, it was filled for the first time in 1927 by V. Gordon Childe.^{[1] [2]} Abercromby's will set out the focus of the chair and requirements of its holder: they should be knowledgeable of the prehistory of Europe and of the Near East, and that the professor would be actively involved in archaeology research.^[3]

List of Abercromby Professors of Archaeology

• 1927–1946: V. Gordon Childe
• 1946–1977: Stuart Piggott
• 1977–2007: Dennis Harding
• 2007–2012: vacant
• 2012–2019: Ian Ralston
• 2019–2022: vacant
• 2022–present: Manuel Fernández-Götz

Notes and References

1. Web site: The tradition of archaeology at Edinburgh . School of History, Classics and Archaeology . The University of Edinburgh . 18 February 2021 . en.
2. Book: Trigger . Bruce G. . Gordon Childe, revolutions in archaeology . 1980 . Columbia University Press . New York . 978-0-231-05038-8 . 60–61 . The Abercromby Professorship.
3. Web site: Abercromby . Professor Dennis Harding . 19 February 2021.