Glynn Llywelyn Isaac was a South Africa

South Africa

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n archaeologist who specialised in the very early prehistory

Prehistory

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 of Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

. He has been called the most influential africanist of the last half century, and his papers on human movement and behavior are still cited in studies a quarter of a century later.

He took his first degree from the University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

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 in 1958 before studying for his PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

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 at Peterhouse, Cambridge

Peterhouse, Cambridge

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 which he completed in 1969.