Magdalena Midgley

Magdalena Midgley
Midgley at Lescun, France, 1990
Born4 November 1952
Bydgoszcz, Pomerania, Poland
Died21 July 2014
Biggar, Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Academic work
Era20th century
Notable ideasNeolithic Scotland TRB culture

Magdalena Midgley (4 November 1952 – 21 July 2014) was a British archaeologist, and Professor of the European Neolithic at the University of Edinburgh. She dedicated her archaeological career to teaching and researching early farming cultures of Continental Europe.[1] She became known for her survey of the TRB culture (Funnel(-neck-)beaker culture), the first farming culture of the North European Plain and southern Scandinavia, which was published by Edinburgh University Press.[2]

  1. ^ "Professor Magda Midgley - The University of Edinburgh". ed.ac.uk. 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Antiquity Journal". antiquity.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2016.