Shaw, Thurstan

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Igbo-Ukwu
Book 1970

Summary: Chief Charles Thurstan Shaw CBE FBA FSA was an English archaeologist, the first trained specialist to work in what was then British West Africa. He specialized in the ancient cultures of present-day Ghana and Nigeria. He helped establish academic institutions, including the Ghana National Museum and the archaeology department at the University of Ghana. He began working with the University of Ibadan in 1960, where he later founded and developed its archaeology department. He led this for more than 10 years before his retirement in 1974. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][4]
Born: 1914-06-27 [2]
Birth Place: Plymouth [2][4]
Died: 2013-03-08 [2]
Death Place: Cambridge [2][4]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; archaeologist [4]
Employer: University of Ibadan [4]
Educated at: Sidney Sussex College [4]; Blundell's School [4]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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