Thomas Higham (archaeologist)

Thomas Higham
CitizenshipNew Zealand
SpouseKaterina Douka[1]
ParentCharles Higham
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Otago
University of Waikato
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-discipline
Institutions

Thomas F. G. Higham is an archaeological scientist and radiocarbon dating specialist. He has worked as Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford, UK, where he was the Director of the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU) in the Research Lab for Archaeology and the History of Art. He is best known for his work in dating the Neanderthal extinction and the arrival of modern humans in Europe.[2] He is Professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna.[3]

  1. ^ Higham, Tom (2021). The World Before Us. Penguin Random House UK. p. 100. ISBN 9780241989050.
  2. ^ Callaway, Ewen (2012). "Date with history". Nature. 485 (7396): 27–29. doi:10.1038/485027a. PMID 22552075.
  3. ^ "Uni Vienna: Archaeological Science as Game-Changer: What ancient genes tell us about who we are". LISAvienna Life Science Vienna. Austria Wirtschaftsservice/Vienna Business Agency. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.