Dr Frank Raymond Allchin | |
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| Born | 9 July 1923 Harrow, London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 4 June 2010 (aged 86) Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | SOAS University of London |
| Known for | significant contribution to the study of the ancient history of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka |
| Spouse | Bridget Allchin |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | archeology |
Frank Raymond Allchin, FBA (9 July 1923 – 4 June 2010) was a British archaeologist and Indologist. He and his wife, Bridget Allchin, formed one of the most influential British partnerships in the post-Independence study of South Asian archaeology. Producing a large body of scholarship ranging from archaeological excavations, ethnoarchaeology as well as epigraphy and linguistics, the Allchins made their work and that of others accessible through a series of sole, joint and edited publications. Seminal works include The Birth of Indian Civilisation (1968), which was later superseded by their books The Rise of Indian Civilisation in India and Pakistan (1982) and The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia (1995).[1]