Neville Chittick
Neville Chittick | |
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Born | Neville H. Chittick 1924 |
Died | 1984 |
Occupation | archaeologist, scholar |
Nationality | British |
Notable works | An Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Horn: The British-Somali Expedition (1975) |
Dr. Neville H. Chittick (September 18, 1924 – July 27, 1984) was a British scholar and
Biography
Chittick was born in 1924.
In a professional capacity, he initially worked with Max Mallowan as general field assistant in Nimrud in 1951 and later in Sudan as the Director of Antiquities.[1] He later lived in Tanganyika, serving as the colonial territory's first Conservator of Antiquities.
In 1961, Chittick was appointed the first Director of the
After a long career in archaeology, Chittick died in 1984. He is buried in the
Expeditions
Chittick's expeditions and residence on the Swahili Coast produced a body of research into the pre-colonial sites Kilwa Kisiwani and the port of Manda Island.
He also wrote extensively on the archaeology of ancient civilizations in the more northerly Horn of Africa, such as the Axumite Empire and the Hafun city-states.
From late October to early December 1975, at the invitation of the Somali government, Chittick led a British-Somali archaeological expedition in the northern half of
Notes
References
- The British Institute in Eastern Africa. (2008). BIEA Directors. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ISBN 1-4120-0340-7.
- British Embassy, Addis Ababa. (2008). History of the embassy: Britain in Ethiopia. Post-War Co-operation. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- Munro-Hay, Stuart C. (1989). Excavations at Aksum : An account of research at the ancient Ethiopian capital directed in 1972-4 by the late Dr. Neville Chittick. British Institute in Eastern Africa. ISBN 0-500-97008-4.