John Collis

Who is John Collis?

John Collis, is a British prehistorian. His first dig was in Longbridge Deverill with the Hawkes. He studied in Prague, Tübingen and Cambridge and was awarded his Ph.D. in Cambridge, where he studied from 1963-1970. He joined the Archaeology Department in Sheffield in 1972 and was made professor in 1990. He has acted as Head of Department and became Emeritus Professor there in October 2004.

His speciality is the European Iron Age. He has dug in Britain, in Germany, in Spain and in France, and appeared in two episodes of Channel 4's popular archaeology programme Time Team.