Percival Turnbull | |
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Born | 1953
Coxhoe, County Durham, England |
Died |
Mickleton, County Durham, England | 20 August 2016 (aged 62)
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Archaeology |
Percival David Turnbull FSA (1953 - 20 August 2016) was a British archaeologist. [1] [2]
Percival was born in Coxhoe, County Durham, in 1953. His father was a miner. [1] He studied at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London, graduating in 1975. [3]
Turnbull worked for Durham University and subsequently Durham, North Yorkshire and Cumbria county councils. He founded Brigantia Archaeological Practice in 1995 in Barnard Castle. [1] He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in May 1990. [3]
In 1983 Turnbull and Colin Haselgrove set up the Stanwick Research Project at the Department of Archaeology, Durham University. [3]
He was a founder member of the Tees River Trust. [1]