Philip A. Barker

Philip Arthur Barker (22 August 1920 – 2001)^[1] was a British archaeologist most famous for his work on excavation methodology.

He left school with no qualifications and served in the RAF during the Second World War before training as a teacher. He became interested in archaeology and later became an academic at the University of Birmingham. For many years he was the archaeologist at Worcester Cathedral.

During the 1970s and '80s he worked to help establish Rescue and the Institute of Field Archaeologists and undertook excavation work at Wroxeter and Hen Domen.

He wrote the comprehensive guide to field archaeology, Techniques of Archaeological Excavation in 1977 and it remains in print.

Notes

1. Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF) . Retrieved on 2008-05-26.

References

• Chris Musson and Charles Hill. "Philip Barker 1920–2001." Council for British Archaeology, Wales. Online Information for Archaeology in Wales, Newsletter No. 21 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2002), Spring 2001.
• Philip Barker: An archaeologist inspired by art at the Wayback Machine (archived November 30, 2001) by Robert Higham.

External links

• Works by or about Philip A. Barker in libraries (WorldCat catalog)