Christopher Taylor (archaeologist)

Christopher Charles Taylor, FSA, FBA (born 7 November 1935) is a British archaeologist and landscape historian. He was Head of Archaeological Survey for the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (RCHM) from 1985 to 1993, having worked as an investigator for the RCHM since 1960.[1][2]

Taylor is an elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[1] In 1995, he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[2] In 2013, he was awarded the John Coles Medal for Landscape Archaeology by the British Academy.[3]

Selected works
  • Taylor, Christopher C. (1974). Fieldwork in medieval archaeology.
  • Taylor, Christopher (1975). Fields in the English landscape (1st ed.). London: J.M. Dent. ISBN 978-0460041591.
  • Taylor, Christopher (1983). Village and farmstead: a history of rural settlement in England. London: G. Philip. ISBN 9780540010714.

References
  1. "Taylor, Christopher Charles, (born 7 Nov. 1935), Head, Archaeological Survey, Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, 1985–93, retired". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U37078.
  2. "Mr Christopher Taylor FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. "Landscape Archaeology Medal". The British Academy. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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