Name Martin Biddle Role Archaeologist | ||
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Born 4 June 1937 (age 86) ( 1937-06-04 ) Occupation Professor of Medieval Archaeology Spouse Birthe Kjolbye-Biddle (m. 1966) Books The Tomb of Christ, Das Grab Christi | ||
Capital Considerations: Winchester and the birth of urban archaeology - Prof Martin Biddle
Martin Biddle, CBE, FBA (born 4 June 1937) is a British archaeologist and academic. He is an emeritus fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. His work was important in the development of medieval and post-medieval archaeology in Great Britain.
Contents
- Capital Considerations Winchester and the birth of urban archaeology Prof Martin Biddle
- Time team digital s20 dig3 day1 martin biddle discusses the previous excavation
- Early life
- Excavations
- Honours
- Select works
- References
Time team digital s20 dig3 day1 martin biddle discusses the previous excavation
Early life
Biddle was born on 4 June 1937. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, a public boys school in Hertfordshire. He went on to study at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA). This was later upgraded to Master of Arts (MA).
Excavations
Honours
Biddle was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours 'for services to the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England'. He was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to archaeology.
In 1985, he was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). He served as president of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society from 2011 to 2014.