Chris Scarre
Encyclopedia
Chris Scarre is a writer
in the fields of archaeology
and ancient history
.
He obtained his MA
and PhD
degrees from the University of Cambridge
and is a professor in the Archaeology department at Durham University
.
From 1984 to 1988 he was editor of Past Worlds: The Times Atlas and Archeology (1988) and of Timelines of the Ancient World (1993).
Writer
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in the fields of archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
and ancient history
Ancient history
Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC...
.
He obtained his MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
and PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degrees from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and is a professor in the Archaeology department at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
.
From 1984 to 1988 he was editor of Past Worlds: The Times Atlas and Archeology (1988) and of Timelines of the Ancient World (1993).
Notable works
- The Megalithic Monuments of Britain and Ireland. 2007, London and New York: Thames & Hudson.
- Les Monuments Mégalithiques de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande. 2005, Paris: Errance. (2nd edition Thames & Hudson, 2009, ISBN 9780500287811)
- Scarre, Chris, Fagan, Brian M. Ancient Civilizations. 2002, New York: Prentice Hall.
- Mohen, Jean-Pierre, Scarre, Chris Les Tumulus de Bougon. 2002, Complexe mégalithique du Ve au IIIe millénaire. Paris: Errance.
- Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The reign by reign record of the rulers of Imperial Rome, 1995 (reprinted 2004)
Editorial activity
- Megalithic Quarrying: Sourcing, extracting and manipulating the stones. 2009, Oxford: Archaeopress.
- Laporte, Luc, Joussaume, Roger & Scarre, Chris Origin and Development of the Megalithic Monuments of Western Europe. 2006. Bougon: Musée des Tumulus de Bougon.
- Cherry, John, Scarre, Chris & Shennan, Stephen Explaining Social Change: studies in honour of Colin Renfrew. 2004. McDonald Institute Monographs. Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
- The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World (1999).
- Editor-in-chiefof the Cambridge Archaeological JournalCambridge Archaeological JournalThe Cambridge Archaeological Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal for cognitive and symbolic archaeology published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. It was established in 1991 and is published triannually...
(1990-2005).