Matthew Spriggs | |
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| Occupation | Professor of archaeology |
Matthew Spriggs is an emeritus professor of archaeology at the School of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. [1] He has made major contributions in the archaeology of Southeast Asia and the Pacific and is particularly well known for his work investigating the Lapita culture cemetery at Teouma in Vanuatu. [2] [3]
Spriggs is of Cornish descent. [4]
He is a member of the editorial board of World Archaeology journal. [5]
Awards and honors
Spriggs was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2014. [6] He received the Rhys Jones Medal, the highest honour awarded by the Australian Archaeological Association, in 2022.
References
- ^ "Professor Matthew Spriggs". School of Archaeology and Anthropology. Australian National University. May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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^ Winkler, Tim (14 July 2005).
"Heads found in pots in Vanuatu dig" (Press release). Canberra:
Australian National University. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
Skulls belonging to some of the earliest inhabitants of the Pacific have been unearthed by ANU archaeologists working in Vanuatu....
- ^ "Ask The Experts: Matthew Spriggs". National Geographic (March 2008). National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ Spriggs, Matthew (1997). The Island Melanesians. Wiley. ISBN 9780631167273.
- ^ "World Archaeology Editorial board". Taylor and Francis Online.
- ^ "Professor Matthew Spriggs receives 2014 ARC Laureate Fellowship". Australian National University. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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