Peter Shinnie
British archaeologist
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Peter Lewis Shinnie (January 18, 1915, in London – July 9, 2007, in Calgary) was a British archaeologist and Nubiologist.[1] He was the author of Meroe: A Civilization of the Sudan (1967).[1] He was awarded the Order of the Two Niles in 2004.[2][3][4]
Born
January 18, 1915
Peter Lewis Shinnie
January 18, 1915
London, United Kingdom
DiedJuly 9, 2007 (aged 92)
Calgary, Canada
AwardsOrder of the Two Niles
P. L. Shinnie | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Lewis Shinnie January 18, 1915 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | July 9, 2007 (aged 92) Calgary, Canada |
| Awards | Order of the Two Niles |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Ghana University of Khartoum University of Calgary |
Works
- Medieval Nubia (1954)
- Excavations at Soba (1955)
- Ghazali, a monastery in the northern Sudan 1961, concerning the Monastery in Ghazali
- Meroë: A civilization of the Sudan (1967)
- The African Iron Age (1971)
- Debeira West, a mediaeval Nubian town (1978)
- The capital of Kush (1980)
- Archaeology of Gonja, Ghana: Excavations at Daboya (1989)
- Ancient Nubia (1995)
- Early Asante (1995)
Biography
- A personal memoir by P. L. Shinnie
- Reminiscences of an archeologist in the Sudan by P. L. Shinnie
- Peter Lewis Shinnie 1915-2007 by Nicholas David
- Peter Lewis Shinnie 1915-2007 by Krzysztof A. Grzymski
