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Francis Pryor

January 01, 1970

This article is about the archaeologist. For his great-great uncle, the playwright, see Francis R. Pryor.

Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor MBE FSA (born 13 January 1945) is an English archaeologist specialising in the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Britain. He is best known for his discovery and excavation of Flag Fen, a Bronze Age archaeological site near Peterborough, as well as for his frequent appearances on the Channel 4 television series Time Team.[1][2]

Francis Pryor
Pryor (right) discusses the excavation during the filming of a 2007 dig for Time Team with series editor Michael Douglas (left).
Born
Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor

(1945-01-13) 13 January 1945 (age 79)
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Archaeologist, Prehistorian
Known forFlag Fen, Time Team
SpouseMaisie Taylor
Children1

Born to a Burke's Landed Gentry[3] family, Pryor studied at Eton College before going on to study archaeology at Trinity College, Cambridge. With his first wife, Sylvia Page, he moved to Canada, where he worked as a technician at the Royal Ontario Museum for a year before returning to Britain.

He has now retired from full-time field archaeology, but still appears on television and writes books as well as being a working sheep farmer.

Biography edit

Pryor is the son of Barbara Helen Robertson and Robert Matthew Marlborough Pryor MBE TD (known as Matthew), as well as being the grandson of Walter Marlborough Pryor DSO DL JP; both his grandfather and father had been British Army officers, serving in the First and Second World Wars respectively.[3] He was educated at Temple Grove School in East Sussex, then at Eton College alongside his first cousin William Pryor,[4] before studying archaeology at Trinity College, Cambridge, gaining a PhD in 1985.

He married Sylvia in 1969, and migrated with her to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on a landed immigrant scheme. There he started working at the Royal Ontario Museum as technician, working for Doug Tushingham who helped fund Pryor's first project in the United Kingdom. This was at North Elmham in Norfolk, and the excavation was directed by Peter Wade-Martins, who exposed Pryor to the benefit of opening large-area excavations.

Pryor returned to the UK in 1970, where the construction of the new town at Peterborough offered the opportunity to do large scale archaeology ahead of the planned development work. Between 1970 and 1978, he alternated between digs in the UK and writing up the excavation reports and giving presentations on his work in Canada. Pryor and his first wife were divorced in 1977, and during the course of these projects, he met his second wife, Maisie Taylor, an expert in prehistoric wood who later also appeared on Time Team; they worked together on the series of projects in the Peterborough area, the most famous of which is Flag Fen. He has a daughter, Amy, from his first marriage. He was a founding member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists in 1982.

In 1991, he published his first book about Flag Fen, entitled Flag Fen: Prehistoric Fenland Centre, for a series co-produced by English Heritage and B.T. Batsford. The final monograph on the site – entitled The Flag Fen Basin: Archaeology and environment of a Fenland Landscape – was published in 2001 as an English Heritage Archaeological Report. Pryor followed this with a third book on the site, published by Tempus in 2005; entitled Flag Fen: Life and Death of a Prehistoric Landscape, it represented what he considered to be a "major revision" of his 1991 work, for instance rejecting the earlier "lake village" concept.[5] Pryor was awarded an MBE "for services to tourism" in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours.[6]

Since his retirement from archaeology, Pryor has devoted his time to sheep farming, being the owner of 40 acres of fenland pasture in Lincolnshire. In an interview with the Financial Times, he asserted that through this vocation, he felt a connection with the people of Bronze Age Britain, who also lived off this form of subsistence, before also expressing his opinion that human overpopulation represented a significant threat to the human species, urging people to have fewer children and eat less meat.[7]

One of Pryor's four times great grandfathers is Samuel Hoare, the Quaker and founding member of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade.

Bibliography edit

  • Flag Fen: Prehistoric Fenland Centre. English Heritage/B.T. Batsford, 1991.
  • Farmers in Prehistoric Britain. Tempus, 1998. ISBN 0-7524-1477-1.
  • The Flag Fen Basin: Archaeology and Environment of a Fenland Landscape. English Heritage, 2001.
  • Seahenge: A Quest for Life and Death in Bronze Age Britain. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0-00-710192-9.
  • Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland before the Romans. HarperCollins, 2003. ISBN 0-00-712693-X.
  • Britain AD: A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons. HarperCollins, 2004. ISBN 0-00-718187-6.
  • Flag Fen. Life and death of a Prehistoric Landscape. Tempus Publishing Ltd, Stroud, UK, 2005. ISBN 0-7524-2900-0.
  • Britain in the Middle Ages: An Archaeological History. HarperCollins, 2006. ISBN 0-00-720362-4.
  • The Making of the British Landscape: How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today. Allen Lane, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84614-205-5.
  • The Birth of Modern Britain: A Journey into Britain's Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present. HarperCollins, 2011. ISBN 978-0-00-729912-6.
  • Flag Fen: A Concise Archæoguide. Boudicca Books, 2014. ebook
  • The Lifers' Club. Cornerstone, 2014. ISBN 978-1-78-352028-2. (Alan Cadbury crime novel 1)
  • Home: A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory. Allen Lane, 2014. ISBN 978-1-84-614487-5.
  • Stonehenge. Head of Zeus, 2016. ISBN 978-1-78-497461-9.
  • The Way, the Truth and the Dead. Cornerstone, 2017. ISBN 978-1-78-352326-9. (Alan Cadbury, crime novel 2)
  • Paths to the Past: Encounters with Britain's Hidden Landscapes. Allen Lane, 2018. ISBN 978-0-24-129998-2.
  • The Fens: Discovering England's Ancient Depths. Head of Zeus, 2019. ISBN 978-1-78-669222-1.
  • Scenes from Prehistoric Life. Head of Zeus. 2021. ISBN 978-1-78-954414-5.

Britain BC - Two-part Channel 4 series, 2003; Britain AD - Three-part Channel 4 series, 2004.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ PRYOR, Francis Manning Marlborough', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011 ; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 13 Jan 2012
  2. ^ Francis Pryor at IMDb
  3. ^ a b Burke's Peerage and Gentry: Pryor of Weston http://www.burkespeerage.com/FamilyHomepage.aspx?FID=11324
  4. ^ William Pryor (2003). Survival of the Coolest:A Great-grandson of Charles Darwin's Death Defying Journey into the Interior of Heroin Addiction in the 60s and Back out Again. ISBN 978-1-904555-13-1.
  5. ^ Pryor, Francis (2005). Flag Fen: The Life and Death of a Prehistoric Landscape. Stroud: Tempus. p. 7. ISBN 978-0752429007.
  6. ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours: The Full List". The Independent. London. 12 June 1999.
  7. ^ Tristram Stuart (25 March 2011). "Lambing with the FT: Francis Pryor". Financial Times. London.

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the archaeologist For his great great uncle the playwright see Francis R Pryor Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor MBE FSA born 13 January 1945 is an English archaeologist specialising in the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Britain He is best known for his discovery and excavation of Flag Fen a Bronze Age archaeological site near Peterborough as well as for his frequent appearances on the Channel 4 television series Time Team 1 2 Francis PryorPryor right discusses the excavation during the filming of a 2007 dig for Time Team with series editor Michael Douglas left BornFrancis Manning Marlborough Pryor 1945 01 13 13 January 1945 age 79 EducationEton CollegeAlma materTrinity College CambridgeOccupation s Archaeologist PrehistorianKnown forFlag Fen Time TeamSpouseMaisie TaylorChildren1 Born to a Burke s Landed Gentry 3 family Pryor studied at Eton College before going on to study archaeology at Trinity College Cambridge With his first wife Sylvia Page he moved to Canada where he worked as a technician at the Royal Ontario Museum for a year before returning to Britain He has now retired from full time field archaeology but still appears on television and writes books as well as being a working sheep farmer Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editPryor is the son of Barbara Helen Robertson and Robert Matthew Marlborough Pryor MBE TD known as Matthew as well as being the grandson of Walter Marlborough Pryor DSO DL JP both his grandfather and father had been British Army officers serving in the First and Second World Wars respectively 3 He was educated at Temple Grove School in East Sussex then at Eton College alongside his first cousin William Pryor 4 before studying archaeology at Trinity College Cambridge gaining a PhD in 1985 He married Sylvia in 1969 and migrated with her to Toronto Ontario Canada on a landed immigrant scheme There he started working at the Royal Ontario Museum as technician working for Doug Tushingham who helped fund Pryor s first project in the United Kingdom This was at North Elmham in Norfolk and the excavation was directed by Peter Wade Martins who exposed Pryor to the benefit of opening large area excavations Pryor returned to the UK in 1970 where the construction of the new town at Peterborough offered the opportunity to do large scale archaeology ahead of the planned development work Between 1970 and 1978 he alternated between digs in the UK and writing up the excavation reports and giving presentations on his work in Canada Pryor and his first wife were divorced in 1977 and during the course of these projects he met his second wife Maisie Taylor an expert in prehistoric wood who later also appeared on Time Team they worked together on the series of projects in the Peterborough area the most famous of which is Flag Fen He has a daughter Amy from his first marriage He was a founding member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists in 1982 In 1991 he published his first book about Flag Fen entitled Flag Fen Prehistoric Fenland Centre for a series co produced by English Heritage and B T Batsford The final monograph on the site entitled The Flag Fen Basin Archaeology and environment of a Fenland Landscape was published in 2001 as an English Heritage Archaeological Report Pryor followed this with a third book on the site published by Tempus in 2005 entitled Flag Fen Life and Death of a Prehistoric Landscape it represented what he considered to be a major revision of his 1991 work for instance rejecting the earlier lake village concept 5 Pryor was awarded an MBE for services to tourism in the 1999 Queen s Birthday Honours 6 Since his retirement from archaeology Pryor has devoted his time to sheep farming being the owner of 40 acres of fenland pasture in Lincolnshire In an interview with the Financial Times he asserted that through this vocation he felt a connection with the people of Bronze Age Britain who also lived off this form of subsistence before also expressing his opinion that human overpopulation represented a significant threat to the human species urging people to have fewer children and eat less meat 7 One of Pryor s four times great grandfathers is Samuel Hoare the Quaker and founding member of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade Bibliography editFlag Fen Prehistoric Fenland Centre English Heritage B T Batsford 1991 Farmers in Prehistoric Britain Tempus 1998 ISBN 0 7524 1477 1 The Flag Fen Basin Archaeology and Environment of a Fenland Landscape English Heritage 2001 Seahenge A Quest for Life and Death in Bronze Age Britain HarperCollins 2001 ISBN 0 00 710192 9 Britain BC Life in Britain and Ireland before the Romans HarperCollins 2003 ISBN 0 00 712693 X Britain AD A Quest for Arthur England and the Anglo Saxons HarperCollins 2004 ISBN 0 00 718187 6 Flag Fen Life and death of a Prehistoric Landscape Tempus Publishing Ltd Stroud UK 2005 ISBN 0 7524 2900 0 Britain in the Middle Ages An Archaeological History HarperCollins 2006 ISBN 0 00 720362 4 The Making of the British Landscape How We Have Transformed the Land from Prehistory to Today Allen Lane 2010 ISBN 978 1 84614 205 5 The Birth of Modern Britain A Journey into Britain s Archaeological Past 1550 to the Present HarperCollins 2011 ISBN 978 0 00 729912 6 Flag Fen A Concise Archaeoguide Boudicca Books 2014 ebook The Lifers Club Cornerstone 2014 ISBN 978 1 78 352028 2 Alan Cadbury crime novel 1 Home A Time Traveller s Tales from Britain s Prehistory Allen Lane 2014 ISBN 978 1 84 614487 5 Stonehenge Head of Zeus 2016 ISBN 978 1 78 497461 9 The Way the Truth and the Dead Cornerstone 2017 ISBN 978 1 78 352326 9 Alan Cadbury crime novel 2 Paths to the Past Encounters with Britain s Hidden Landscapes Allen Lane 2018 ISBN 978 0 24 129998 2 The Fens Discovering England s Ancient Depths Head of Zeus 2019 ISBN 978 1 78 669222 1 Scenes from Prehistoric Life Head of Zeus 2021 ISBN 978 1 78 954414 5 Britain BC Two part Channel 4 series 2003 Britain AD Three part Channel 4 series 2004 See also editW G Hoskins author of The Making of the English LandscapeReferences edit PRYOR Francis Manning Marlborough Who s Who 2012 A amp C Black 2012 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2011 online edn Nov 2011 accessed 13 Jan 2012 Francis Pryor at IMDb a b Burke s Peerage and Gentry Pryor of Weston http www burkespeerage com FamilyHomepage aspx FID 11324 William Pryor 2003 Survival of the Coolest A Great grandson of Charles Darwin s Death Defying Journey into the Interior of Heroin Addiction in the 60s and Back out Again ISBN 978 1 904555 13 1 Pryor Francis 2005 Flag Fen The Life and Death of a Prehistoric Landscape Stroud Tempus p 7 ISBN 978 0752429007 Queen s Birthday Honours The Full List The Independent London 12 June 1999 Tristram Stuart 25 March 2011 Lambing with the FT Francis Pryor Financial Times London Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Pryor amp oldid 1179072113, wikipedia, wiki, 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