Christopher Chippindale

Christopher Ralph Chippindale, FSA (born 13 October 1951) is a British archaeologist. He worked at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from 1988 to his retirement in 2013, and was additionally Reader in Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 2001 to 2013.

Early life and education Chippindale was born on 13 October 1951, to Keith and Ruth Chippindale. He was educated at Sedbergh School, a public school in Sedbergh, Yorkshire. He went on to study at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons). He then studied for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Girton College, Cambridge. His doctoral thesis was titled, "The Later Prehistoric rock-engravings of Val Fontanalba, Mont Bego, Tende, Alpes-Maritimes, France" and was completed in 1988.

Career Chippindale was a research fellow in archaeology at Girton College, Cambridge from 1985 to 1988 and bye-fellow from 1988 to 1991. He was promoted to Senior Assistant Curator in 1993. He retired in 2013, and is now reader emeritus at the university and a senior fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.

Outside of his university career, he served as editor of the academic journal Antiquity for ten years, from 1987 to 1997.

Works His publications include: 4th edition 2012) with Paul Devereux, Peter Fowler, Rhys Jones, and Tim Sebastian: Who Owns Stonehenge? (1990) as editor with Paul S. Taçon: The Archaeology of Rock Art (1998)