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Paul Barry Pettitt , FSA is a British archaeologist and academic. He specialises in the Palaeolithic era, with particular focus on claims of art and burial practices of the Neanderthals and Pleistocene Homo sapiens , and methods of determining the age of artefacts from this time. Since 2013, he has been Professor of Archaeology at Durham University . He previously taught at Keble College, Oxford and the University of Sheffield .
Early life and education
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Pettitt studied ancient history and archaeology at the University of Birmingham and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA ) degree in 1991. He undertook postgraduate studies in archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology , University College London , and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA ) degree in 1992.[1] He undertook postgraduate research at the University of Cambridge and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1999. His doctoral thesis was titled "Tool reduction models, primary flaking, and lithic assemblage variability in the Middle Palaeolithic of southwest France".[2]
Academic career
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In 1995, Pettitt began his academic career as an archaeologist at the Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit of the University of Oxford ; having been promoted to senior archaeologist, he left this position in 2001. From 1997, he was additionally a research fellow and tutor in Archaeology and Anthropology at Keble College, Oxford .[1]
From 2003 to 2012, he taught and researched Palaeolithic archaeology at the University of Sheffield . Having started at Sheffield as a Lecturer, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2007, and to Reader in Palaeolithic Archaeology in 2010.[3] In January 2013, he joined Durham University as Professor of Archaeology.[1] In 2022, he was Lady Davis Visiting Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.[4]
Pettitt's research focuses on the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic in Europe .[5] In 2003, he co-discovered the earliest cave art in Britain at Creswell Crags .[1] In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he co-directed excavations in Kents Cavern .[1] [6] [7]
He is a member of the editorial board of World Archaeology journal.[8]
Honours
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On 19 June 2008, Pettitt was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[9]
Selected works
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Pettitt, Paul; Bahn, Paul ; Ripoll, Sergio, eds. (2007). Palaeolithic cave art at Creswell Crags in European context . Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199299171 .
Bahn, Paul; Pettitt, Paul (2009). Britain's oldest art: the Ice Age cave art of Creswell Crags . Swindon: English Heritage. ISBN 978-1848020252 .
Pettitt, Paul (2010). The Palaeolithic origins of human burial . Londond: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415354899 .
Pettitt, Paul; White, Mark (2012). The British Palaeolithic: hominin societies at the edge of the Pleistocene world . London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415674546 .
Pettitt, Paul (2022). Homo Sapiens Rediscovered . London, UK: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-25263-5 .
References
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^ "Staff profile: Professor Paul Pettitt" . durham.ac.uk . Durham University. 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023 .
^ "Paul Pettitt" . The Institute of Archaeology . The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
^ "Staff profile: Professor Paul Pettitt" . Durham University . Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
^ "Return to Kent's Cavern: New excavations in Britain's oldest Scheduled Ancient Monument" . Current Archaeology . No. 262. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2015 .
^ "Rare beasts that roamed the ancient caverns" . Western Morning News . 14 April 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2015 .
^ "World Archaeology Editorial board" . Taylor and Francis Online .
^ "Fellows Directory" . Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 11 September 2015 .
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