John Gater is a British archaeological geophysicist

Archaeological geophysics

Geophysical survey in archaeology most often refers to ground-based physical sensing techniques used for archaeological imaging or mapping. Remote sensing and marine surveys are also used in archaeology, but are generally considered separate disciplines...

, who is often featured on Time Team

Time Team

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on Channel 4 since 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode features a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining...

, the Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 archaeological television series.

He was educated at the University of Bradford

University of Bradford

The University of Bradford is a British university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, making it the 40th University to be created in Britain, but its origins date back to the early 1800s...

 and graduated with a BTech Archaeological Sciences in 1979. He has worked with British Gas

British Gas plc

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 (for five years), the Ancient Monuments Laboratory (English Heritage

English Heritage

English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...

) and Bradford University Research.

In 1986, together with Chris Gaffney

Christopher Gaffney (archaeological geophysicist)

Chris Gaffney is a British archaeological geophysicist, who formerly worked on Time Team, the Channel 4 archaeological television series.Gaffney studied for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of Bradford....

, he set up Geophysical Surveys of Bradford (GSB), an independent consultancy in geophysics for archaeology. In 1983 he became a member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists

Institute of Field Archaeologists

The Institute for Archaeologists is a professional organisation for archaeologists working in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1982 to represent the profession and currently has over 2,500 members drawn from all areas of the archaeological community....

 and is now also an associate editor for the Journal of Archaeological Prospection.

On 21 July 2006, Gater was awarded an honorary

Honorary degree

An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...

 Doctor of Science

Doctor of Science

Doctor of Science , usually abbreviated Sc.D., D.Sc., S.D. or Dr.Sc., is an academic research degree awarded in a number of countries throughout the world. In some countries Doctor of Science is the name used for the standard doctorate in the sciences, elsewhere the Sc.D...

by the University of Bradford for his "distinguished contributions to the field of Archaeological Geophysics". Chris Gaffney also received an honorary doctorate at the same ceremony.