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'''Ralph Merrifield''' (1913-95) was a noted British museum curator, archaeologist and researcher. |
'''Ralph Merrifield''' (1913-95) was a noted British museum curator, archaeologist and researcher. |
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His career as a curator began as a volunteer at Brighton Museum. In 1950 took a post as Assistant Keeper of the [[Guildhall Museum]] in London. In 1956 he went with his wife to Ghana where he helped found the [[National Museum of Ghana]]. In 1975 he became the Deputy Director of the [[Museum of London]], a post which saw him through to reirement in 1978. His areas of research included the achaeology of London (in particular the Roman period) but perhaps most notably the archaeology of British ritual and magic.<ref>Marsden, Peter (1995) Obituary: Ralph Merrifield, ''The Independent'', Friday 13 January.</ref><ref>[http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/archiveDownload?t=arch-457-1/dissemination/pdf/vol07/vol07_11/07_11_298.pdf Sheldon, Harvey (1995) Obituary: Ralph Merrifield, ''London Archaeologist'' - Volume 07:11] (Accessed November 2013)</ref><ref>[http://www.archaeologyuk.org/ba/ba2/BA2OBIT.HTML Hebditch, Max. (1995). Obituary: Ralph Merrifield, ''British Archaeology'' Issue 2.](Accessed November 2013)</ref> |
His career as a curator began as a volunteer at Brighton Museum. In 1950 took a post as Assistant Keeper of the [[London Guildhall|Guildhall Museum]] (the collection now merged with the [[Museum of London]] in London. In 1956 he went with his wife to Ghana where he helped found the [[National Museum of Ghana]]. In 1975 he became the Deputy Director of the [[Museum of London]], a post which saw him through to reirement in 1978. His areas of research included the achaeology of London (in particular the Roman period) but perhaps most notably the archaeology of British ritual and magic.<ref>Marsden, Peter (1995) Obituary: Ralph Merrifield, ''The Independent'', Friday 13 January.</ref><ref>[http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/archiveDownload?t=arch-457-1/dissemination/pdf/vol07/vol07_11/07_11_298.pdf Sheldon, Harvey (1995) Obituary: Ralph Merrifield, ''London Archaeologist'' - Volume 07:11] (Accessed November 2013)</ref><ref>[http://www.archaeologyuk.org/ba/ba2/BA2OBIT.HTML Hebditch, Max. (1995). Obituary: Ralph Merrifield, ''British Archaeology'' Issue 2.](Accessed November 2013)</ref> |
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==Selected publications== |
==Selected publications== |
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Ralph Merrifield (1913-95) was a noted British museum curator, archaeologist and researcher. His career as a curator began as a volunteer at Brighton Museum. In 1950 took a post as Assistant Keeper of the Guildhall Museum (the collection now merged with the Museum of London in London. In 1956 he went with his wife to Ghana where he helped found the National Museum of Ghana. In 1975 he became the Deputy Director of the Museum of London, a post which saw him through to reirement in 1978. His areas of research included the achaeology of London (in particular the Roman period) but perhaps most notably the archaeology of British ritual and magic.[1][2][3]
Selected publications
Merrifield, Ralph. (1987). The archaeology of ritual and magic. New York: New Amsterdam.[4][5]
Merrifield, Ralph. (1973). A handbook to Roman London. Guildhall Library,London, England
Merrifield, Ralph. (1975) The archaeology of London. Heinemann Educational
References
- ^ Marsden, Peter (1995) Obituary: Ralph Merrifield, The Independent, Friday 13 January.
- ^ Sheldon, Harvey (1995) Obituary: Ralph Merrifield, London Archaeologist - Volume 07:11 (Accessed November 2013)
- ^ Hebditch, Max. (1995). Obituary: Ralph Merrifield, British Archaeology Issue 2.(Accessed November 2013)
- ^ Choice Reviews (1988). The archaeology of ritual and magic. Choice Reviews Online. 26, 26-0393.
- ^ Hutchings, John. (1989). "[Review of] The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic". Folklore. 100 (1): 128.