Hilary Deacon

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Not to be confused with Hilary the Deacon.

Hilary Deacon
Born(1936-01-10)January 10, 1936
DiedMay 25, 2010(2010-05-25) (aged 74)
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Hilary John Deacon (10 January 1936 – 25 May 2010)

University of Stellenbosch in Stellenbosch, South Africa. His research focused on the emergence of modern humans and African archaeology.[3] He was principal researcher at the Klasies River Caves
, one of the oldest known sites of anatomically modern humans, who lived there circa 125,000 years ago.

Early life and education

Hilary Deacon was born in Cape Town and did his undergraduate studies in geology and archaeology at the University of Cape Town, graduating in 1955. He then worked as an exploration geologist in Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana and the United Kingdom for six years.[4] He returned to UCT to do an honours degree in archaeology under Ray Inskeep in 1962. Here he met the archaeologist, Janette Buckland, whom he married in 1962.

Career

He was appointed archaeologist and later became deputy director of the

visiting professor at University of California, Berkeley (1986), a visiting fellow at Australian National University, Canberra (1984) and a visiting professor at the University of Chicago
(1978).

His research centred around the emergence of modern humans and multidisciplinary African archaeology. He was the principal researcher at the well-known sites of Scott's Cave,

Howiesons Poort, Wilton, Melkhoutboom, Highlands, Boomplaas and Matjes River, and latterly at Klasies River, one of the oldest known cave sites with well-preserved anatomically modern human remains dating from circa 115,000 years ago. Deacon taught archaeology at the University of Stellenbosch and wrote over a hundred publications in journals, books, monographs and conference proceedings.[2] He served on the Council of the University and was past-president of the South African Archaeological Society, the Southern African Association of Archaeologists, the South African Society for Quaternary Research and a member of the Board of Iziko Museums in Cape Town
.

Personal life

Deacon was married to Janette Deacon,[6] who also taught archaeology at the University of Stellenbosch.

See also

References

  1. ^ "In Memoriam: Prof. Hilary Deacon". Eikestadnuus. Stellenbosch. 28 May 2010. p. 7. Professor Hilary John Deacon died peacefully on 25 May at his home in Stellenbosch after a short battle with cancer.
  2. ^ a b Klein, Richard G. (2010). "In Memoriam: Hilary John Deacon 1936–2010". South African Archaeological Bulletin. 65 (191): 109–110.
  3. ISBN 978-0-7619-9086-4
  4. ISBN 978-3-319-51726-1
    .
  5. doi:10.4102/sajs.v106i11/12.466
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  6. ^ "Who's Who of Southern Africa". 24.com. Retrieved 6 June 2009.

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