Alasdair Whittle
Encyclopedia
Alasdair W. R. Whittle FLSW FBA is Distinguished Research Professor in Archaeology
at Cardiff University
, specialising in the Neolithic
period.
He is also a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
.
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
at Cardiff University
Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
, specialising in the Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
period.
He is also a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Learned Society of Wales
The Learned Society of Wales is a society that exists to “celebrate, recognise, preserve, protect and encourage excellence in all of the scholarly disciplines”.The society was launched on 25 May 2010 at the National Museum of Wales...
.
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.