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Stephen Shennan, FBA (born 9 May 1949)[1] is a British archaeologist and academic. Since 1996, he has been Professor of Theoretical Archaeology. He was Director of the Institute of Archaeology at the University College London from 2005 to 2014.[2]

Shennan was educated at the Becket School, West Bridgford, and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where he received BA (1971) and PhD (1977) degrees in Archaeology.[1] He focuses on cultural evolution and Darwinian archaeology, applying theories from evolutionary ecology and cladistics to archaeology. In July 2006, Shennan was elected Fellow of the British Academy.[2] Shennan was also awarded the RAI Huxley Medal 2021.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "SHENNAN, Prof. Stephen James". Who's Who. Vol. 2024 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ a b "SHENNAN, Professor Stephen". British Academy Fellows. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Stephen Shennan awarded the RAI Huxley Medal 2021". www.ucl.ac.uk. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.[title missing]

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