Glyn Edmund Daniel (23 April 1914–13 December 1986) was a British archaeologist who specialised in the European Neolithic and made some of the earliest efforts to popularise the subject on radio and television. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... The Neolithic (or New Stone Age) was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age. ...

He was born in Barry in South Wales and studied geology at University College, Cardiff before transferring to St John's College, Cambridge to read archaeology and anthropology. For the famous St. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ... Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a university in Cardiff. ... Full name The College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge Motto Named after The Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist, Cambridge, named after John the Evangelist Previous names Incorporates part of what was Merton Hall which no longer exists Established 1511 Sister College(s) Balliol College... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human or person) consists of the study of humanity (see genus Homo). ...

During the Second World War he applied his talents at interpreting archaeological sites through aerial photography by working for the RAF's air photo unit and examining photos of enemy territory. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Aerial photography is the taking of photographs from above with a camera mounted on an aircraft, balloon, rocket, kite or similar vehicle. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

After the war he returned to Cambridge as an academic, becoming Disney Professor of Archaeology in 1974 and editor of Antiquity between 1958 and 1985. His main subject of study was Neolithic chamber tombs though he also wrote books on the history of archaeology and archaeological thought. The Disney Professorship of Archaeology, also known as the Disney Chair is a professorship in the University of Cambridge. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Antiquity is one of the worlds leading learned journals dedicated to the subject of archaeology. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Neolithic (or New Stone Age) was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age. ... A chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures. ...

He appeared on television, most memorably with Sir Mortimer Wheeler in Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? and edited numerous popular studies of archaeological sites and cultures. Brigadier Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler Kt, CH, CIE, MC (10 September 1890–22 July 1976), was the best-known British archaeologist of the twentieth century. ...

Outside of archaeology, he wrote detective fiction under the pseudonym Dilwyn Rees. A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ...