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David Blackman

British archaeologist

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David Blackman was a British anthropologist, archaeologist and university teacher.

David John Blackman is a British archaeologist specialising in ancient maritime history. He was a founder of the Committee for Nautical Archaeology in 1964, and was its Chair from 1975 to 1976. He served as Director of the British School at Athens between 1996 and 2002. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, University of Oxford.

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Nationality
Positions held
Director of the British School at Athens
Employers
University of Oxford, British School at Athens, University of Bristol, European Parliament
Also known as
David J. Blackman, D. J. Blackman

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Who was David Blackman?

British archaeologist

What was David Blackman's occupation?

David Blackman was an anthropologist, archaeologist and university teacher.

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David Blackman was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Blackman

· Wikidata: Q15130006

· DBpedia: David Blackman

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