Matthew_Spriggs

Matthew Spriggs

Matthew Spriggs

Add article description

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]

Quick Facts Occupation ...

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

  1. [1]
    "Professor Matthew Spriggs". School of Archaeology and Anthropology. Australian National University. May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. [2]
    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....
  3. [3]
    "Ask The Experts: Matthew Spriggs". National Geographic (March 2008). National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. [4]
    Spriggs, Matthew (1997). The Island Melanesians. Wiley. ISBN 9780631167273.
  5. [5]
    "World Archaeology Editorial board". Taylor and Francis Online.
  6. [6]
    "Professor Matthew Spriggs receives 2014 ARC Laureate Fellowship". Australian National University. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2018.


Stub icon

This biographical article about an archaeologist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Matthew_Spriggs, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.