Richard Bradley (archaeologist)

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FSA Scot FBA
Born (1946-11-18) 18 November 1946 (age 77)
, England
NationalityBritish
TitleProfessor of Archaeology
Spouse
Katherine Bowden
(m. 1976)
Academic background
Education
Portsmouth Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsUniversity of Reading
Doctoral studentsDavid Mullin[1]

Richard John Bradley,

emeritus professor
. He is also the author of a number of books on the subject of archaeology and prehistory.

British Archaeology magazine commented that Bradley was one of the best respected archaeologists in the field.[2]

Early life and education

Bradley was born on 18 November 1946 in

Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree.[3] He did not involve himself in the counterculture of the 1960s, disliking the music associated with it and the "pretentiousness" of many of those involved who had come from private schools.[2]

Archaeological career

Not wishing to enter the legal profession, he focused on archaeology, working as an amateur in the field and authoring

Personal life

In 1976, Bradley married Katherine Bowden.[3] She is a history teacher by profession.[2] They do not have any children.[2]

Honours

On 13 January 1977, Bradley was elected a

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (Hon. FSAScot).[3]

In 2006, Bradley was awarded the Grahame Clark Medal by the British Academy.[7]

Selected works

Books

Title Year Co-author(s) Publisher ISBN
Mesolithic Assemblage from East Sussex 1972 n/a Phillimore & Co Ltd 978-0850330755
The Prehistoric Settlement of Britain 1978 n/a Routledge (London) 978-0710089939
The Social Foundations of Prehistoric Britain 1984 n/a Longman (Harlow)
Passage of Arms: An Archaeological Analysis of Prehistoric Hoards and Votive Deposits 1990 n/a Cambridge University Press (Cambridge)
Interpreting the Axe Trade: Production and Exchange in Neolithic Britain 1993 Mark Edmonds Cambridge University Press 978-0521434461
Altering the Earth: Origins of Monuments in Britain and Continental Europe 1993 n/a Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 978-0903903080
Rock Art and the Prehistory of Atlantic Europe: Signing the Land 1997 n/a Routledge (London) 978-0415165365
The Significance of Monuments: On the Shaping of Human Experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe 1998 n/a Routledge (London)
Passage of Arms: An Archaeological Analysis of Prehistoric Hoards and Votive Deposits (second edition) 1998 n/a Oxbow Books 978-1900188586
An Archaeology of Natural Places 2000 n/a Routledge (London)
The Good Stones: A New Investigation of the Clava Cairns 2000 n/a Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 978-0903903172
The Past in Prehistoric Societies 2002 n/a Routledge (London) 978-0415276283
Ritual and Domestic Life in Prehistoric Europe 2005 n/a Routledge (Abingdon)
The Moon and the Bonfire: An Investigation of Three Stone Circles in NE Scotland[4] 2005 refer to book Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 978-0903903332
The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland 2007 n/a Cambridge University Press (New York)
Image and Audience: Rethinking Prehistoric Art 2009 n/a Oxford University Press (New York) 978-0199533855
The Idea of Order: The Circular Archetype in Prehistoric Europe 2012 n/a Oxford University Press (New York) 978-0199608096

References

  1. ^ "David Mullin". academia.edu. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Denison, Simon (December 1996). "Man of status, who wants it not". British Archaeology. Council for British Archaeology. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "BRADLEY, Prof. Richard John". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. ^
  5. ^ a b "Professor Richard Bradley". britac.ac.uk. The British Academy. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Fellows - Bradley". sal.org.uk. Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Grahame Clark Medal". The British Academy. Retrieved 11 October 2017.