Phil Harding (archaeologist)
Phil Harding | |
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Phil Harding sifting for flint in 2009 | |
| Born | 25 January 1950 Oxford, England |
| Occupation | Archaeologist |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Known for | Time Team |
Philip Harding DL FSA (born 25 January 1950) is a British field archaeologist. He became a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team.
Harding trained on various excavations with the Bristol University Extra Mural Department and other bodies from 1966; he has been a professional archaeologist since 1971, working mainly for Wessex Archaeology. He is an expert in the use of stone tools by neolithic people and is himself able to make such tools by flint knapping.