John Lloyd (archaeologist)

John Lloyd (29 April 1948 - 30 May 1999) was a British classical archaeologist.

Early life and education

Lloyd was born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland on 29 April 1948.[1] He read English at the University of Manchester, but became interested in archaeology by volunteering at excavations led by Barri Jones, a professor of archaeology at Manchester, in Northeast England and Wales.[2]

Career

While working at Cambridge University Press as a trainee editor upon graduation, Lloyd spent his spare time at excavations. During a project in Benghazi in 1972, the Society for Libyan Studies asked him to become the field director for their excavations at Sidi Khrebish.[3]

Lloyd became a lecturer in classical archaeology at the University of Sheffield in 1977.[3] He left Sheffield for the Institute of Archaeology at Oxford University in 1988 and became a fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.[1] In 1994 Lloyd, alongside fellow Oxford archaeologist Gary Lock and others, initiated the Sangro Valley Project, an archaeological excavation in Abruzzo, Italy.[4] He also held various leadership roles in the British School at Rome, editing several editions of its Papers and numerous monographs as chairman of its publication committees.[3]

Personal life

Lloyd married Vicky Doughty in 1976, they had one son and one daughter. On 30 May 1999, Lloyd died of a brain tumour in Oxford.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pace, Eric (14 June 1999). "John Lloyd, 51, an Archeologist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ Barker, Graeme (22 October 2011). "Obituary: John Lloyd". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Barker, Graeme (November 1999). "John Lloyd (1948–1999)". Papers of the British School at Rome. 67: ix–xvi. doi:10.1017/S0068246200004505. ISSN 2045-239X.
  4. ^ "Sangro Valley Project - School of Archaeology - University of Oxford". projects.arch.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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