John Evans (archaeologist)

This article is about the archaeologist born 1823. For the archaeologist born 1925, see John Davies Evans.

Sir John Evans
John Evans (archaeologist)
Born(1823-11-17)17 November 1823
Burnham, Buckinghamshire
Died31 May 1908(1908-05-31) (aged 84)
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Alma materNone (entered family business directly)
Known forFounding prehistoric archaeology in Britain;
authoring The Ancient Stone Implements (1872);
presidency of multiple learned societies
Spouses
ChildrenArthur Evans, Lewis Evans, Philip Norman Evans, Alice Evans, Harriet Ann Evans, Joan Evans
AwardsLyell Medal (1880)
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology
Geology
Prehistory
InstitutionsJohn Dickinson & Co.
Royal Society
British Museum (trustee)
Society of Antiquaries

Sir John Evans KCB FRS FSA FRAI (17 November 1823 – 31 May 1908) was an English antiquarian, geologist and founder of prehistoric archaeology.

The John Evans collection, housed at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, comprises more than 12,000 objects, including a large proportion of British Palaeolithic stone tools.

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