Alasdair Whittle Explained

Alasdair Whittle
Birth Name:	Alasdair William Richardson Whittle
Birth Date:	July df=y
Discipline:	Archaeology
Sub Discipline:	Neolithic Europe

Alasdair William Richardson Whittle, (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. He studied Literae Humaniores (i.e. classics) at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.^[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

External links

• Professor Whittle's homepage

Notes and References

1. Book: Whittle, Prof. Alasdair William Richardson . . Oxford University Press . 12 December 2018 . 1 December 2018. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U39700 . 978-0-19-954088-4 .
2. Web site: People - Professor Alasdair Whittle . Cardiff University . 12 December 2018.
3. Whittle . A. W. R. . The Earlier Neolithic of Southern England and its Continental Contacts . E-Thesis Online Service . The British Library Board . 12 December 2018 . 1976. Ph.D .
4. Web site: Professor Alasdair Whittle . The British Academy . 12 December 2018 . en.
5. Web site: Alasdair Whittle . The Learned Society of Wales . 12 December 2018.