Martin Biddle, CBE,FBA,FSA (born 4 June 1937) is a British archaeologist and academic. He is an emeritus fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. His work was important in the development of medieval and post-medieval archaeology in Great Britain.
Biddle and his wife Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle examined Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre to explore the long-rumoured site of the tomb where Jesus was brought after his crucifixion. This meticulous study set out to define what is known about the tomb and the Aedicule, the little shrine that has covered the tomb since the early fourth century.[citation needed]
Proceeding backward from the present, they examined the site in detail, its appearances, and its destructions and rebuilding through the centuries, a survey that was constructed without restrictions, using traditional methods of architectural archaeology and the most recent techniques of photogrammetry.[4]
In 2012, Raymond Sackler and his wife Beverly endowed a series of lectures in honour of Norman Hammond. These lectures are co-hosted by Peterhouse, Cambridge, and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. The third Sackler lecture in honour of Norman Hammond was given on 27 February 2017 at Peterhouse by Biddle on "Capital Considerations: Winchester and the Birth of Urban Archaeology".[13]
Biddle, Martin; Hudson, Daphne M (1 April 1973). Future of London's Past. Rescue. ISBN0-903789-01-9.
Biddle, Martin (1989). "Introduction". Anglo-Saxon and Mediaeval Archaeology, History and Art, with special reference to Sutton Hoo: The highly important Working Library and Archive of more than 6,000 titles formed by Dr. Rupert L.S. Bruce-Mitford FBA, D.Litt., FSA. Wickmere: Merrion Book Co.
Biddle, Martin; Avni, Gideon (7 July 2000). The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Rizzoli. ISBN0-8478-2282-6.
^INTRODUCTION ( Martin Biddle )
" In 1954 the proposal for the Western By-pass was resuscitated and with
it the necessity for a large scale investigation of the village. " ... " In 1958 the Ministry of Works arranged for an eight-week excavation, later extended, which was directed by the present writer. " ...
" Finally in March 1959 and the following months Fabian Radcliffe and the writer, assisted by Mr. P. V. Addyman, were able to record and partially excavate many structures revealed in the course of earth-moving in preparation for the new road, which now cuts across the site from north to south. "
– PDF page 2, actual page 71. [5]
Citations
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