Alasdair Whittle, Date of Birth

Alasdair Whittle

British archaeologist

Date of Birth: 07-May-1949

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Alasdair William Richardson Whittle, (born 7 May 1949) is a British archaeologist and academic, specialising in Neolithic Europe.
He was Distinguished Research Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University from 1997 to 2018.Whittle was born on 7 May 1949.
He studied Literae Humaniores (ie classics) at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.
He remained at Oxford to study for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree, which he completed in 1976 with a thesis titled "The earlier Neolithic of Southern England and its Continental contacts".In 1998, Whittle was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.
He is also a founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW).