Sinclair Hood
British anthropologist and archaeologist (1917–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Martin Sinclair Frankland Hood, FBA (31 January 1917 – 18 January 2021), generally known as Sinclair Hood, was a British archaeologist and academic. He was Director of the British School at Athens from 1954 to 1962, and led the excavations at Knossos from 1957 to 1961.[1][2] He turned 100 in January 2017[3] and died in January 2021, two weeks short of his 104th birthday.[4]
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Born | Martin Sinclair Frankland Hood 31 January 1917 |
Died | 18 January 2021(2021-01-18) (aged 103) |
Education | Harrow School British School at Athens British Institute at Ankara |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford University of London |
Spouse |
Rachel Simmons
(m. 1957; died 2016) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Grace Mary Crowfoot (aunt) |
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As its review in the American Journal of Archaeology forecast, his The Arts in Prehistoric Greece became a "standard authoritative handbook for years to come" on Aegean art.[5]