Clark, Sir John Grahame Douglas, 1907-1995 (Knight and archaeologist)
Dates
- Existence: 1907 - 1995
Biography
Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark (1907-95), archaeologist, was a Cambridge University Lecturer, 1935-52, Disney Professor of Archaeology, Cambridge, 1952-74, Fellow of Peterhouse from 1950, and Master, 1973-80. His publications include Mesolithic prelude: the Palaeolithic-Neolithic transition in old world prehistory (Edinburgh, 1980); The identity of man: as seen by an archaeologist (London, 1983); Symbols of excellence: precious materials as expressions of status (Cambridge, 1986); Economic prehistory: papers on archaeology (Cambridge, 1989); Prehistory at Cambridge and beyond (Cambridge, 1989); and Space, time and man: a prehistorian's view (Cambridge, 1992); for many of which there are papers in this collection.