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Vere Gordon Childe
AuthorBooks · Second hand1892-1957
Vere Gordon Childe was an Australian archaeologist who specialised in the study of European prehistory. He spent most of his life in the United Kingdom, working as an academic for the University of Edinburgh and then the Institute of Archaeology, London. He wrote twenty-six books during his career. Initially an early proponent of culture-historical archaeology, he later became the first exponent of Marxist archaeology in the Western world.
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About Vere Gordon Childe
Birth
1892
Death
1957
Vere Gordon Childe was an Australian archaeologist who specialised in the study of European prehistory. He spent most of his life in the United Kingdom, working as an academic for the University of Edinburgh and then the Institute of Archaeology, London. He wrote twenty-six books during his career. Initially an early proponent of culture-historical archaeology, he later became the first exponent of Marxist archaeology in the Western world.
Vere Gordon Childe was a multifaceted Australian intellectual who excelled in both archaeology and classical philology.
His most renowned work, What happened in history, is a fundamental reference for understanding the development of ancient civilizations.
Beyond academia, Childe was actively involved in trade unionism, demonstrating a social commitment rare for his time.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote a total of 96 works exploring the evolution of prehistoric peoples.
Born in Sydney in 1892, his legacy as a prehistorian and university professor remains a cornerstone of current historical studies.
