Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts
Mark Brian Robertsis an English archaeologist specialising in the study of the Palaeolithic. He is best known for his discovery and subsequent excavations at the Lower Palaeolithic site of Boxgrove Quarry in southern England. He is also a teacher and Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London. In 1994, he was awarded the Stopes Medal for his contribution to the study of Palaeolithic humans and Pleistocene geology...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth19 January 1961
CityUrbana, IL
CountryUnited States of America
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