Barrington Windsor Cunliffe CBE (born December 10, 1939), known as Barry Cunliffe, has been Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford since 1972. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek: αρχαίος, archaios, combining form in Latin archae-, ancient; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ...

After studying at Northern Grammar School (now Mayfield School (Portsmouth), and reading archaeology and anthropology at the University of Cambridge, he became a lecturer at the University of Bristol in 1963. Fascinated by the Roman remains in nearby Bath he threw himself into a programme of excavation and publication. His energy and intelligence drew attention and in 1966 he became an unusually young professor when he took the chair at the newly-founded department of Archaeology at the University of Southampton. There he became involved in the excavation (1961-8) of the Roman palace at Fishbourne in Sussex. Mayfield School is a mixed comprehensive school located in Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth. ... Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek: αρχαίος, archaios, combining form in Latin archae-, ancient; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Anthropology (from Greek: ἀνθρωπος, anthropos, human being; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the comparative study of the physical and social characteristics of humanity through the examination of historical and present geographical distribution, cultural history, acculturation, and cultural relationships. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... The University of Bristol is a university in Bristol, England. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... The University of Southampton is a university situated in the city of Southampton, on the south coast of Great Britain. ... The term archaeological excavation has a double meaning. ... Fishbourne is a village in West Sussex, situated between Chichester and Bosham. ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ...

Another site in southern England led him away from the Roman period. He began a long series of summer excavations (1969-1988) of the Iron Age hill fort at Danebury in Hampshire. Other sites he has worked on include Hengistbury Head in Dorset, Mount Batten in Devon, Le Câtel in Jersey and Le Yaudet in Brittany. This reflects his interest in the communities of Atlantic Europe during the Iron Age. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for military advantage. ... Danebury is a an Iron Age hill fort in Hampshire in the United Kingdom, around 12 miles north west of Winchester. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Hengistbury Head is a headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Christchurch in the English county of Dorset. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Mount Batten is a 24-metre-tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula at Plymouth Sound in England. ... “Devonshire” redirects here. ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ... Atlantic Europe is a geographical and anthropological term for the western portion of Europe which borders the Atlantic Ocean At its widest definition, it comprises Spain, France and the British Isles. ...

He continued to work at Danebury after moving to Oxford in 1972 and is currently involved in the Danebury Environs Project. His interest in Iron Age Britain and Europe generated a number of publications and he became an acknowledged authority on the Celts. This article is about the European people. ...

He was President of the Council for British Archaeology 1976-79. He has been a member of the Ancient Monuments Advisory Committee of English Heritage since 1984 and of the Advisory Committee of the Discovery Programme (Ireland) since 1991. He is a Governor of the Museum of London, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and chair of the Advisory Committee for the e-journal Internet Archaeology. The Council for British Archaeology is a British organisation based in York that promotes archaeology within the United Kingdom. ... English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... Interior showing the Mayors state coach The Museum of London documents the history of London from the Palaeolithic to the present day. ... The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society, based in the United Kingdom, concerned with the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries. This includes archaeology, architectural history, art history, conservation, heraldry, anthropology, and ecclesiastical studies. ... Internet Archaeology http://intarch. ...

Cunliffe was knighted on 17 June 2006. He lives with his wife and two cats in Oxford. The dignity of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Selected publications

• Fishbourne (1971)
• Iron Age Communities in Britain (1974) ISBN 0-7100-8725-X
• Iron Age Settlements and Pottery 650 BC - 60 AD, in The Archaeology of Somerset (1982) ISBN 0-86183-028-8
• The Celtic World (1987)
• Wessex to AD 1000 (1993)
• The Ancient Celts (1997) ISBN 0-14-025422-6
• Facing the Ocean (2001), based on his radio series
• The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek (2002)

External links

• Barry Cunliffe Institute of Archaeology, Oxford.