I. W. Cornwall

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Ian Wolfran Cornwall (28 November 1909 – 18 November 1994) was a British archaeologist, academic and author. After working for the United Kingdom in their censorship department from 1939 to 1945, Cornwall began working for the University of London as a secretary in 1948. Years later, Cornwall starting teaching archaeology at London in 1951 and continued to teach at the university until 1974. While at London, Cornwall was part of a 1954 skeletal excavation at Tell es-Sultan. He also took part at excavations held at York and Knossos during the late 1950s. As an author, Cornwall wrote several books during the late 1950s to early 1970s. Of his works, The Making of Man received the 1961 Carnegie Medal.

Early life and education[]

On 28 November 1909, Cornwall was born in Coonoor, India.[1] As a teenager, Cornwall attended school in Berkshire, England at Wellington College.[2] For his post-secondary education, Cornwall first graduated from St John's College, Cambridge in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts. He later studied archaeology at the University of London for his postgraduate studies in the late 1940s and received a Doctor of Philosophy in 1952.[1]

Career[]

For his first job, Cornwall sold vacuum cleaners.[3] Other jobs that Cornwall held during the 1930s included working as a teacher and making pharmaceutical drugs. From 1939 to 1945, Cornwall worked in the censorship department for the Ministry of Information.[4] While attending the University of London, Cornwall started as a secretary for the university in 1948 before he began teaching archaeology in 1951. Cornwall continued to teach at the archaeology department at London until his retirement in 1974.[5]

At London, Cornwall worked as an archaeologist during a 1954 excavation of partial human skeletons in Tell es-Sultan.[6] At Tell es-Sultan, Cornwall sketched the overlapping bones found in each layer and identified which parts of the body they belonged to.[7] In his 1956 paper, Cornwall theorized about the burial and exhumation practices that occurred with the Tell es-Sultan skeletons.[8] Other excavation research that Cornwall took part in the late 1950s include sites in York and Knossos.[9][10]

As a textbook author, Cornwall first published Bones for the Archaeologist in 1956 and its sequel Soils for the Archaeologist in 1958.[11] During the 1960s, some of Cornwall's books included The World of Ancient Man in 1964 and Prehistoric Animals and their Hunters in 1968. For children, Cornwall first released The Making of Man in 1960 before the release of Hunters Half Moon in 1967. His final book was the 1970 publication Ice Ages: Their Nature and Effects.[12][11] Of his children's works, The Making of Man received the Carnegie Medal in 1961.[3]

Death and personal life[]

Cornwall died on 18 November 1994. He was married twice and had two children.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Gaster, Adrian, ed. (1977). "Cornwall, Ian Wolfran". The International Authors and Writer's Who's Who (Eighth ed.). Cambridge: Melrose Press. p. 212. ISBN 090033245X. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ Kinsman, Clare D.; Tennenhouse, Mary Ann, eds. (1974). "Cornwall, I(an) W(olfran)". Contemporary Authors. 9–12 (First Revision ed.). Detroit: Gale Research Company. p. 187. ISBN 0810300028. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Carnegie Medal for archaeologist". The Guardian. April 22, 1961. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Cornwall, Ian Wolfran". Who's Who 1994. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1994. p. 415. ISBN 0312105819. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cornwall, Ian Wolfran". Who Was Who. IX 1991-1995. London: A&C Black. 1996. p. 114. ISBN 0713644966. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ^ Bocquentin, Fanny; Wagemakers, Bart (2014). "I.W. Cornwall at Tell es-Sultan: Pioneer in Archaeothanatology". In Wagemakers, Bart (ed.). Archaeology in the Land of 'Tells and Ruins'. Oxford & Philadelphia: Oxbow Books. pp. 135, 137. ISBN 9781782972457.
  7. ^ Bocquentin & Wagemakers 2014, pp. 138-39
  8. ^ Bocquentin & Wagemakers 2014, p. 140
  9. ^ Ranim, H.G.; Cornwall, I.W.; Davey, Norman; Wenham, L.P. (1956). "Roman York: Excavation in 1955". The Journal of Roman Studies. 46 (1–2): 88–89. doi:10.2307/297967.
  10. ^ Evans, J.D.; Cann, J.R.; Renfrew, A.C.; Cornwall, I.W.; Western, A.C. (1964). "Excavations in the Neolithic Settlement of Knossos, 1957-60. Part I". The Annual of the British School at Athens. 59: 240. doi:10.1017/S0068245400006109.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b O'Connor, Terry (2014). "Cornwall, Ian Wolfram". In Smith, Claire (ed.). Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 1722. ISBN 978-1-4419-0466-9.
  12. ^ Kay, Ernest, ed. (1972). "Cornwall, Ian Wolfran". Dictionary of International Biography. Nine 1973 (Part I A-K ed.). Cambridge and Dartmouth: Melrose Press Limited. p. 312. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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