Peter Lewis Shinnie (January 18, 1915 in London – July 9, 2007 in Calgary) was a British archaeologist and Nubiologist.[1] He was the author of Meroe: A Civilization of the Sudan (1967).[1] He was awarded the Order of the Two Niles in 2004.[2][3][4]
P. L. Shinnie | |
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| Born | Peter Lewis Shinnie January 18, 1915 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | July 9, 2007 (aged 92) Calgary, Canada |
| Awards | Order of the Two Niles |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Ghana University of Khartoum University of Calgary |
Works
edit- Medieval Nubia (1954)
- Excavations at Soba (1955)
- Ghazali, a monastery in the northern Sudan 1961, concerning the Monastery in Ghazali
- Meroë: A civilization of the Sudan (1967)
- The African Iron Age (1971)
- Debeira West, a mediaeval Nubian town (1978)
- The capital of Kush (1980)
- Archaeology of Gonja, Ghana: Excavations at Daboya (1989)
- Ancient Nubia (1995)
- Early Asante (1995)
Biography
edit- A personal memoir by P. L. Shinnie
- Reminiscences of an archeologist in the Sudan by P. L. Shinnie
- Peter Lewis Shinnie 1915-2007 by Nicholas David
- Peter Lewis Shinnie 1915-2007 by Krzysztof A. Grzymski
References
edit- ^ a b Clark, Peter (30 October 2007). "Peter Shinnie". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ David, Nicholas (1 June 2008). "Peter Lewis Shinnie 1915–2007". African Archaeological Review. 25 (1): 125–129. doi:10.1007/s10437-008-9019-z. ISSN 1572-9842. S2CID 162296651.
- ^ Pigott, Peter (16 February 2009). Canada in Sudan: War Without Borders. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-77070-514-2. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Professor Peter Shinnie". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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