T. G. E. Powell

Thomas George Eyre Powell (13 January 1916 – 8 July 1975) was a British archaeologist who specialized in the study of the Neolithic British Isles and the Celts.

Biography

Thomas George Eyre Powell was born in 1916.[1] He was a great-nephew of antiquary George Eyre Evans, and descended from Welsh settlers in Ireland. While studying archaeology at the University of Cambridge, Powell received the nickname Terence, which stuck with him throughout his life.[2] Powell worked in air photographic intelligence for the British in Delhi, India during World War II.

After the war, Powell continued his work with archaeology. In 1948, he was appointed to the Rankin lectureship in Prehistoric Archaeology in the School of Archaeological and Oriental Studies at the University of Liverpool. In March 1948, Powell was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[3] Powell specialized in the archaeology of ancient Western Europe, particularly the Neolithic British Isles and the Celts.[2] Along with Glyn Daniel, he conducted pioneering excavations at Barclodiad y Gawres in modern-day Wales.[4] His 1958 book The Celts, established Powell won him wide renown.[4]

From 1970 to 1974, Powell was President of the The Prehistoric Society. In 1971, he was appointed Rankin Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Liverpool.[3] Powell died on 8 July 1975.[1]

Selected works
  • Barclodiad y Gawres, 1956
  • The Celts, 1958
  • Prehistoric Art, 1966
  • Megalithic Enquiries in the West of Britain, 1969

Notes
  1. The Times, 10 July 1975.
  2. Daniel 1975.
  3. Darvill 2009.
  4. Clark 1975.

References
  • Darvill, Timothy, ed. (2009). "Powell, Thomas George Eyre". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199534043.001.0001. ISBN 9780191727139.
  • Clark, Grahame (15 July 1975). "Professor T. G. E. Powell". The Times. p. 16 – via Gale.
  • Daniel, Glyn (17 July 1975). "Professor T. G. E. Powell". The Times. p. 16 – via Gale.
  • "Powell". The Times. 10 July 1975. p. 28 – via Gale.


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