Sylvia Hallam
Sylvia Hallam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sylvia Joy Maycock 17 August 1927 Kettering, Northamptonshire, England |
| Died | 3 June 2019 (aged 91) Perth, Western Australia |
| Spouse | Herbert Enoch Hallam |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Western Australia |
Sylvia Hallam, FAHA (17 August 1927 – 3 June 2019) was an English-born archaeologist who spent most of her academic career in Australia at the University of Western Australia. She is best known as author of Fire and Hearth and as an advocate for the protection of Aboriginal art, particularly at Murujuga in Western Australia.