Timothy Darvill

Timothy Darvill (22 December 1957 – 5 October 2024) was an English archaeologist and author, best known for his publications on prehistoric Britain and his excavations in England, Wales, and the Isle of Man. He was Professor of Archaeology in the Faculty of Science and Technology Bournemouth University in England. In April 2008, he co-directed excavations within Stonehenge, together with Geoffrey Wainwright and Miles Russell, to examine the early stone structures on the site. The work featured heavily in a BBC Timewatch programme which examined the theory that Stonehenge was a prehistoric centre of healing. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to archaeology.

Career After completing a PhD at Southampton University on the Neolithic of Wales and the west of England, he worked for the Western Archaeological Trust and the Council for British Archaeology before establishing a private practice offering consultancy services in the field of archaeological resource management. He was appointed to the Chair of Archaeology in the newly established archaeology group at Bournemouth Polytechnic (now Bournemouth University) in October 1991 and between 2007 and 2010 was Director of the Centre for Archaeology, Anthropology and Heritage. The author of over twenty books and more than 200 papers and articles, he served as Chairman of the Institute of Field Archaeologists, vice-president of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and was a Member of the Council of the National Trust. At the time of his death he was chairman of the board of directors of Cotswold Archaeology and a vice-president of the Royal Archaeological Institute. His research interests focused on archaeological resource management and the Neolithic of northwest Europe.

Darvill was elected as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1988.

Personal life and death Darvill was born on 22 December 1957

In 2024, Darvill married his partner, fellow archaeologist, Caoimhe Darvill, nee. Irvine. They met at Bournemouth University in 2020.

Darvill died from cancer on 5 October 2024, at the age of 66.