Charles Higham (archaeologist)

Charles Higham
Higham in 2016
ChildrenThomas Higham
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
Doctoral studentsHelen Leach, Foss Leach

Charles Franklin Wandesforde Higham ONZM (born 1939) is a British-born New Zealand archaeologist most noted for his work in Southeast Asia. Among his noted contributions to archaeology are his work (including several documentaries) about the Angkor civilization in Cambodia, and his current work in Northeast Thailand. He is an emeritus professor at the University of Otago in Dunedin.