John Lloyd (archaeologist)

John Lloyd (29 April 1948 - 30 May 1999) was a British classical archaeologist.

Early life and education[]

Lloyd was born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland on 29 April 1948.^[1] He read English at the University of Manchester, but became interested in archaeology by volunteering at excavations led by Barri Jones, a professor of archaeology at Manchester, in Northeast England and Wales.^[2]

Career[]

While working at Cambridge University Press as a trainee editor upon graduation, Lloyd spent his spare time at excavations. During a project in Benghazi in 1972, the Society for Libyan Studies asked him to become the field director for their excavations at Sidi Khrebish.^[3]

Lloyd became a lecturer in classical archaeology at the University of Sheffield in 1977.^[3] He left Sheffield for the Institute of Archaeology at Oxford University in 1988 and became a fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.^[1] In 1994 Lloyd, alongside fellow Oxford archaeologist Gary Lock and others, initiated the Sangro Valley Project, an archaeological excavation in Abruzzo, Italy.^[4] He also held various leadership roles in the British School at Rome, editing several editions of its Papers and numerous monographs as chairman of its publication committees.^[3]

Personal life[]

Lloyd married Vicky Doughty in 1976, they had one son and one daughter. On 30 May 1999, Lloyd died of a brain tumour in Oxford.^[1]

References[]

Further reading[]

• Lock, Gary R.; Faustoferri, Amalia, eds. (2008). Archaeology and Landscape in Central Italy: Papers in Memory of John A. Lloyd. Oxford University School of Archaeology. ISBN 9781905905065.