Magdalena Midgley
Magdalena Midgley | |
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Midgley at Lescun, France, 1990 | |
| Born | 4 November 1952 Bydgoszcz, Pomerania, Poland |
| Died | 21 July 2014 Biggar, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 20th century |
| Notable ideas | Neolithic Scotland TRB culture |
Magdalena Midgley (4 November 1952 – 21 July 2014) was a British archaeologist, and Professor of the European Neolithic at the University of Edinburgh. She dedicated her archaeological career to teaching and researching early farming cultures of Continental Europe. She became known for her survey of the TRB culture (Funnel(-neck-)beaker culture), the first farming culture of the North European Plain and southern Scandinavia, which was published by Edinburgh University Press.