Charles Phillips (archaeologist)

Charles Phillips
Born
Charles William Phillips

(1901-04-24)24 April 1901
England
Died23 September 1985(1985-09-23) (aged 84)
NationalityBritish
Known forLeader of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial excavation, 1939
SpouseMargaret Mann Phillips
AwardsVictoria Medal, 1967
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology

Charles William Phillips OBE FSA (24 April 1901 – 23 September 1985) was a British archaeologist best known for leading the 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo burial ship, an intact collection of Anglo-Saxon grave-goods. In 1946, he replaced O. G. S. Crawford as the Archaeology Officer of the Ordnance Survey. He was awarded the Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1967 for his contributions to the topography and mapping of Early Britain.