Philip Rahtz
Philip Arthur Rahtz (11 March 1921 – 2 June 2011)[1][2] was a British archaeologist.
Rahtz was born in Bristol. After leaving Bristol Grammar School, he became an accountant[3] before serving with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[4] During war service, Rahtz became friends with the archaeologist Ernest Greenfield (excavator of Great Witcombe Roman Villa, Gloucestershire). This friendship sparked a personal interest in archaeology and a professional career, which began with the excavations at Chew Valley Lake (north Somerset) in 1953.[5]
A wide range of excavations in the area followed including Glastonbury Tor in 1964-1966[3] and a Romano-Celtic Temple at Chew Stoke.[6][7] [8] He has also excavated at Bordesley Abbey.[1]
Rahtz later ran summer school excavations for the University of Birmingham as well as lecturing and in 1978 he was appointed professor at the University of York.
In 2003 he was awarded the Frend Medal for his outstanding contribution to the archaeology of the early Christian Church.[9]
Selected bibliography
- Philip Rahtz and Susan Hirst (1976). Bordesley Abbey, Redditch, Hereford-Worcestershire : first report on excavations 1969-1973. OCLC 463160533.
- Philip Rahtz (1985). Invitation to archaeology. ISBN 0631141065. OCLC 11728349.
- Philip Rahtz, Susan Hirst and Susan M. Wright (2000). Cannington Cemetery: excavations 1962-3 of prehistoric, Roman, post-Roman, and later features at Cannington Park Quarry, near Bridgwater, Somerset. Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. ISBN 0907764266.
- Philip A. Rahtz (1997). St. Mary's Church, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire fieldwork, excavations, and structural analysis, 1971-1984. Society of Antiquaries of London and the British Archaeological Association. ISBN 0851156878.
- Philip Rahtz (2001). Deerhurst Above and Below Ground. Friends of Deerhurst Church. ISBN 0-9521199-5-1.
- Philip Rahtz (2001). Living Archaeology. Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-1925-0.
- Philip Rahtz and Lorna Watts (2003). Glastonbury: Myth and Archaeology. Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2548-X.
- Philip A. Rahtz, Lorna Watts, Trevor Ashwin and Chris Philo (2004). Wharram, a study of settlement on the Yorkshire Wolds. Department of Archaeology, University of York. ISBN 0946722196.
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2 June 2011 |
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