Matthew Spriggs is an emeritus professor of

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...

at the School of Archaeology and

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...

of the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...

(ANU) in Canberra. He has made major contributions in the archaeology of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and is particularly well known for his work investigating the Lapita culture cemetery at Teouma in

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

. Spriggs is of Cornish descent. He is a member of the editorial board of

World Archaeology ''World Archaeology'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of archaeology. It was established in 1969 and originally published triannually by Routledge & Kegan Paul. In 2004 it changed to a quarterly publication schedule whi ...

journal.

Awards and honors

Spriggs was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2014. He received the Rhys Jones Medal, the highest honour awarded by th
Australian Archaeological Association
in 2022.

References

External links

Professor Matthew Spriggs: researcher profile at Australian National University
Living people Australian National University faculty People educated at Upton Court Grammar School Year of birth missing (living people) Pacific archaeology {{Archaeologist-stub