A formal obituary to follow on from the one that I published previously. Apologies to those of you who don't follow the ins and outs of prehistoric research, but Andrew Sherratt was something of an archaeological treasure in his own right: "Andrew Sherratt was an Old World prehistorian with an unusual breadth of knowledge, interests and vision. At a time when increasing specialisation has driven most prehistorians to focus on particular aspects of life in the distant past, he moved nimbly from settlement patterns and technology, through exchange and land use, to material symbols, language and cultures of consumption. While expanding data sets and fascination with local process have encouraged concern with particular regions and periods of prehistory, Sherratt travelled fearlessly through space and time, drawing his hallmark diagrams with bold arrows. He first achieved international recognition with his model of an Old World 'Secondary Products Revolution', published in Pattern of the Past, a 1981 volume honouring his mentor David Clarke."
See the full obituary on the UK's The Independent website, above.
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