Dr. Duncan Garrow

Biography

Duncan Garrow teaches later European prehistory (with a particular focus on Britain) and archaeological theory. His research interests include the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition; long-term histories of deposition; burial practices; the interpretive potential of radiocarbon dating; the integration of developer-funded and university-based archaeology; archaeological theory; and interdisciplinary approaches to material culture. Duncan worked in the commercial archaeology sector (at the Cambridge Archaeological Unit) from 1996-2002, when he left to undertake his PhD on Neolithic and Early Bronze Age pits in East Anglia. His most recent book (2012), co-authored with Chris Gosden, was entitled 'Technologies of Enchantment? Exploring Celtic Art 400 BC to AD 100'. He is currently co-directing (with Fraser Sturt) an AHRC-funded project entitled 'Stepping stones to the Neolithic? Islands, maritime connectivity and the 'western seaways' of Britain, 5000-3500 BC'; as a result he has recently directed excavations in the Channel Islands, the Outer Hebrides and the Isles of Scilly. For more information see the Stepping Stones project website. He is currently working on a book exploring 'ritual' deposition in British prehistory, from the Palaeolithic through to the Iron Age.

Research Interest

British and European later prehistory The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition Ritual deposition in prehistory Celtic Art and Iron Age material culture Archaeological theory Radiocarbon dating (and its interpretive potential) Interdisciplinary approaches to material culture The integration of commercial and university-based archaeology