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Thurstan Shaw

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English archaeologist

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1914 to 2013 · aged 98
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Chief Charles Thurstan Shaw CBE FBA FSA was an English archaeologist, the first trained specialist to work in what was then British West Africa. He specialized in the ancient cultures of present-day Ghana and Nigeria.

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9th-century bronze ornament excavated by Charles Thurstan Shaw at Igbo-Ukwu9th-century bronze ornament excavated by Charles Thurstan Shaw at Igbo-Ukwu9th century bronze pot excavated by Shaw at Igbo-Ukwu9th century bronze pot excavated by Shaw at Igbo-Ukwu

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Fellow of the British Academy

Academics from United Kingdom 6

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Chief Charles Thurstan Shaw CBE FBA FSA was an English archaeologist, the first trained specialist to work in what was then British West Africa. He specialized in the ancient cultures of present-day Ghana and Nigeria. He helped establish academic institutions, including the Ghana National Museum and the archaeology department at the University of Ghana. He began working with the University of Ibadan in 1960, where he later founded and developed its archaeology department. He led this for more than 10 years before his retirement in 1974.

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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 1914 to 2013 · aged 98
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