Chris Scarre
Christopher John 'Chris' Scarre, FSA is an academic and writer in the fields of archaeology, pre-history and ancient history. He is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Durham and was head of its archaeology department 2010-2013.
Early life
Scarre studied at the University of Cambridge. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA), that was later promoted to Master of Arts (MA). He then undertook graduate study of landscape change and archaeological sites in western France, culminating in a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD).[1]
Academic career
Scarre was Deputy Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge from its foundation in 1990 to 2005.[2] In January 2006, Scarre was appointed Professor of Prehistory at the Department of Archaeology of the University of Durham.[3] In 2006, he was Professeur Invité at the Collège de France in Paris.[3]
He has directed and co-directed excavations at a number of prehistoric sites. These include sites in France, Portugal, and the Channel Islands.[4] Beginning in 2008, he led excavations exploring the prehistoric monuments of Herm.[5] This project was Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded and a final excavation was under taken in the summer of 2011.[1]
He was editor of the Cambridge Archaeological Journal from 1991 to 2005.[1] He is the current editor of the international academic journal Antiquity,[6] having been appointed in January 2013.[1]
In 2007,[3] he was elected to the post of Trustee of the Council for British Archaeology.[7]
Personal life
His brother, Geoffrey Scarre, is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham.
Honours
On 9 January 1986, Scarre was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[8]
Selected works
- Scarre, Christopher, ed. (1983). Ancient France: Neolithic societies and their landscapes, 6000-2000 BC. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0852244418.
- Scarre, Chris (1995). Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0140513295.
- Scarre, Chris, ed. (1999). The seventy wonders of the ancient world: the great monuments and how they were built. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500050965.
- Scarre, Chris, ed. (2002). Monuments and landscape in Atlantic Europe: perception and society during the Neolithic and early Bronze Age. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415273138.
- Mohen, Jean-Pierre, Scarre, Chris Les Tumulus de Bougon. 2002, Complexe mégalithique du Ve au IIIe millénaire. Paris: Errance.
- Scarre, Chris, Fagan, Brian M. Ancient Civilizations. 2002, New York: Prentice Hall.
- Les Monuments Mégalithiques de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande. 2005, Paris: Errance.
- Scarre, Chris, ed. (2005). The human past: world prehistory and the development of human societies (1st ed.). London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500285312.
- Scarre, Chris (2007). The megalithic monuments of Britain and Ireland. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500286661.
- Scarre, Chris; Scarre, Geoffrey, eds. (2007). The ethics of archaeology: philosophical perspectives on archaeological practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521840118.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editor2link=ignored (|editor-link2=suggested) (help) - Scarre, Chris, ed. (2009). The human past: world prehistory and the development of human societies (2nd ed.). London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500287804.
- Scarre, Chris (2011). Landscapes of neolithic Brittany. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199281626.
- Scarre, Chris (2012). Chronicle of the Roman emperors: the reign-by-reign record of the rulers of Imperial Rome. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500289891.
- Scarre, Chris, ed. (2013). The human past: world prehistory & the development of human societies (3rd ed.). New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500290637.
Editorial activity
- Megalithic Quarrying: Sourcing, extracting and manipulating the stones. 2009, Oxford: Archaeopress.
- Archaeoacoustics. McDonald Institute Monographs. Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. 2006. ISBN 978-1-902937-35-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editors=ignored (|editor=suggested) (help) - Laporte, Luc, Joussaume, Roger & Scarre, Chris Origin and Development of the Megalithic Monuments of Western Europe. 2006. Bougon: Musée des Tumulus de Bougon.
- Scarre, Chris., Scarre, Geoffrey, ed. (2006). The ethics of archaeology philosophical perspectives on archaeological practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-84011-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - 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.
- Scarre, Chris, ed. (2002). Monuments and Landscape in Atlantic Europe. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-27314-5.
- The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World (1999).
- Editor-in-chief of the Cambridge Archaeological Journal (1990–2005).
References
- ^ a b c d "Prof Chris Scarre, MA PhD FSA". Staff. University of Durham. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Barker, Graeme. "Introduction" (pdf). Annual Report 2005–2006. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. p. 2. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Chris Scarre, Archaeology". Explorers. National Geographic. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Chris Scarre". About This Author. Bookish. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Rare archaeological finds in Herm". BBC News. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Editor – Chris Scarre". Contact. Antiquity. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Prof Chris Scarre". CBA Trustees. Council for British Archaeology. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "S". List of Fellows. Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
