Ian A.G. Shepherd

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Ian A.G. Shepherd


Born
in Forres, Scotland
March 22, 1951

Died
May 15, 2009

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Ian A.G. Shepherd was Regional Archaeologist for Grampian Regional Council, where his involvement with ancient monuments included both surface fieldwork and excavation of sites as widely separated in time as Bronze Age burials and Fyvie Castle. His principal excavation, with his wife Alexandra, was at Covesea Cave in Moray, in use from Late Bronze Age to Pictish times.

He was passionate about Scotland's archaeology, playing a central role in leaving it much healthier than in the 1970s. He was the first chair of the Association of Regional and Islands Archaeologists.

With well over 60 significant publications to his name, he produced a huge range of literature: from leaflets and guide-books to specialist studies (particularly on Beaker burial
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Aberdeen and North-East Sco...

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Gordon: An Illustrated Arch...

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Early Grampian: A Guide to ...

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Aberdeenshire: Donside and ...

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Grampian's Past: Its Archae...

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Moray: Province and People

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