David L. Clarke

David Leonard Clarke ( born November 3, 1937 in Bromleigh, Kent, † June 27, 1976 in Cambridge ) was a British prehistorians.

Biography

After school he studied at Dulwich College and archeology at Peterhouse, Cambridge University and graduated in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA ) from. After completion of the study and the acquisition of Philosophiae Doctor ( Ph.D.) in 1964 he was from 1966 until his death in 1976, Fellow and Tutor of Peterhouse. His teaching had great influence on the archeology in the 1970s, as well as its publications, in particular Analytical Archaeology (1967).

Similarly, far-reaching were only the work of the American artist Lewis Binford, who as he pointed out the crucial importance of systems theory, quantification and clear scientific definition of archeology. For the first time ecology, geography and comparative anthropology were connected to the specialist archeology and Clarke so next Binford one of the pioneers of the New Archaeology.

The posthumously published in 1979, book Analytical Archaeologist is a collection of his writings and memories of his colleagues.

Works

• Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland (1970 )
• (Eds.), Models in Archaeology. London, Methuen 1972.
• Spatial Archaeology (1977).

Sources and links

• David Leonard Clarke in the Notable Names Database (English)
• E Museum of Minnesota State University ( English). Archived from the original on June 3, 2010 accessed on 20 January 2014.
• David Leonard Clarke 1937-1976, in: American Anthropologist, September 1977, pp. 642-644
• CHAMBERS Biographical Dictionary, pp. 327 f, 2002, ISBN 0-550-10051-2