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Paul
Bahn
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Bahn, Dr. Paul
Religion
Born and raised in Hull, studied archaeology
at the University of Cambridge,and did his Ph.D. thesis (1979)
on the prehistory of the French Pyrenees.Then held post-doctoral
fellowships, at Liverpool and London, plus a J. Paul Getty postdoctoral
fellowship in the History of Art and the Humanities. Went freelance
in the mid-80s, and since then have devoted myself to writing,
editing and translating books on archaeology, plus occasional
journalism and as much travel as possible. Main research interest
is prehistoric art, especially rock art of the world, and most
notably Palaeolithic art, as well as the archaeology of Easter
Island. I led the team which, at my instigation, searched for
and discovered the first Ice Age cave art in Britain in 2003
and 2004. Among my written or co-written books are: Pyrenean
Prehistory (1984); Ancient Places (with Glyn Daniel, 1986);
Images of the Ice Age (1988, with Jean Vertut); The Bluffer's
Guide to Archaeology (1989, 2nd ed. 1999, 3rd ed. 2004); Archaeology:
Theories, Methods and Practice (1991, with Colin Renfrew --
2nd ed. 1996, 3rd ed. 2000, 4th ed. 2004); Easter Island, Earth
Island (with John Flenley, 1992); Mammoths (with Adrian Lister,
1995; 2nd ed. 2000); Archaeology: a very short introduction
(1997); Journey Through the Ice Age (with Jean Vertut, 1997);
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art (1998);
Disgraceful Archaeology (with Bill Tidy, 1999), The Enigmas
of Easter Island (with John Flenley, 2003). Among my edited
books are: The Collins Dictionary of Archaeology (1992); The
Cambridge Illustrated History of Archaeology (1996); The Story
of Archaeology (1996); Tombs, Graves and Mummies (1996); Lost
Cities (1997); Wonderful Things (1999); Atlas of World Archaeology
(2000); The Archaeology Detectives (2001); The Penguin Guide
to Archaeology (2001), Archaeology, the Definitive Guide (2002),
Written in Bones (2002), Archaeology: The Key Concepts (with
Colin Renfrew, 2005).
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