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Mick Aston

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English archaeologist (1946-2013)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1946 to 2013 · aged 66
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Michael Antony Aston was an English archaeologist who specialised in Early Medieval landscape archaeology. Over the course of his career, he lectured at both the University of Bristol and University of Oxford and published fifteen books on archaeological subjects.

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Aston (centre) with presenter Sir Tony Robinson (left) and Roman expert Guy de la Bédoyère (right) during a Time Team digAston (centre) with presenter Sir Tony Robinson (left) and Roman expert Guy de la Bédoyère (right) during a Time Team digMick Aston and Tony Robinson, Time Team series 8 shoot at Waltham Fields, Whittington, Gloucestershire, England, 2000Mick Aston and Tony Robinson, Time Team series 8 shoot at Waltham Fields, Whittington, Gloucestershire, England, 2000

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Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

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Michael Antony Aston was an English archaeologist who specialised in Early Medieval landscape archaeology. Over the course of his career, he lectured at both the University of Bristol and University of Oxford and published fifteen books on archaeological subjects. A keen populariser of the discipline, Aston was widely known for appearing as the resident academic on the Channel 4 television series Time Team from 1994 to 2011.

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United Kingdom
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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1946 to 2013 · aged 66
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