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Grahame Clark

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British archaeologist and prehistorian (1907-1995)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1907 to 1995 · aged 88
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Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark, who often published as J. G. D. Clark, was a British archaeologist who specialised in the study of Mesolithic Europe and palaeoeconomics.

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Clark gained his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from Peterhouse, Cambridge.Clark gained his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from Peterhouse, Cambridge.Clark learned to excavate while assisting the project at the Trundle, an Iron Age hillfort in Sussex.Clark learned to excavate while assisting the project at the Trundle, an Iron Age hillfort in Sussex.In 1936, Clark was guided around the Danebirke by German archaeologistsIn 1936, Clark was guided around the Danebirke by German archaeologistsMesolithic barbed spear points found at Star CarrMesolithic barbed spear points found at Star CarrPeterhousePeterhouseDuring the 1960s, Clark spent increasing time visiting archaeological sites across the world, including Çatalhöyük in TurkeyDuring the 1960s, Clark spent increasing time visiting archaeological sites across the world, including Çatalhöyük in TurkeyClark giving his Erasmus Prize acceptance speech in 1990Clark giving his Erasmus Prize acceptance speech in 1990

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1990Erasmus Prize
1967Hodgkins Medal
1961commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala
Fellow of the British Academy
Knight Bachelor

Connected to Grahame 6

Sydney ChapmanAlso won Hodgkins MedalGustav SuitsAlso won honorary doctor of the University of UppsalaRené DavidAlso won Erasmus PrizeJean CarbonnierAlso won honorary doctor of the University of UppsalaAntonio CasseseAlso won Erasmus PrizeJule Gregory CharneyAlso won Hodgkins Medal

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Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark, who often published as J. G. D. Clark, was a British archaeologist who specialised in the study of Mesolithic Europe and palaeoeconomics. He spent most of his career working at the University of Cambridge, where he was appointed Disney Professor of Archaeology from 1952 to 1974 and Master of Peterhouse from 1973 to 1980.

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United Kingdom
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Academics
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deceased
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Lived 1907 to 1995 · aged 88
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