Robert E. M. Hedges
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Robert Ernest Mortimer Hedges is a British archaeologist and academic.
His qualifications include a Ph.D.
degree obtained at Cambridge University. He is a Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford University, and has worked at Oxford University since at least 1994, when he was reappointed a Lecturer in Archaeology "from 1 November 1994 until the retiring age".
Hedges' research involves archaeological studies of ancient human and animal diets and the environments uncovered at archaeological sites. He was awarded one of the Royal Society
's Royal Medal
s for 2008, for his contribution to the rapid development of accelerator mass spectrometry
and radiocarbon dating
techniques.
His qualifications include a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree obtained at Cambridge University. He is a Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford University, and has worked at Oxford University since at least 1994, when he was reappointed a Lecturer in Archaeology "from 1 November 1994 until the retiring age".
Hedges' research involves archaeological studies of ancient human and animal diets and the environments uncovered at archaeological sites. He was awarded one of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
's Royal Medal
Royal Medal
The Royal Medal, also known as The Queen's Medal, is a silver-gilt medal awarded each year by the Royal Society, two for "the most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge" and one for "distinguished contributions in the applied sciences" made within the Commonwealth of...
s for 2008, for his contribution to the rapid development of accelerator mass spectrometry
Accelerator mass spectrometry
Accelerator mass spectrometry differs from other forms of mass spectrometry in that it accelerates ions to extraordinarily high kinetic energies before mass analysis. The special strength of AMS among the mass spectrometric methods is its power to separate a rare isotope from an abundant...
and radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring radioisotope carbon-14 to estimate the age of carbon-bearing materials up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years. Raw, i.e. uncalibrated, radiocarbon ages are usually reported in radiocarbon years "Before Present" ,...
techniques.