Thomas Higham (archaeologist)

Thomas Higham
FRSNZ
Thomas Higham FRSNZ
Citizenship	New Zealand
Spouse	Katerina Douka
Parent	Charles Higham
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Otago ; University of Waikato
Academic work
Discipline	Archaeology
Sub-discipline	Radiocarbon dating; Neanderthal extinction; early human migrations;
Institutions	University of Oxford; Keble College, Oxford; Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art; University of Vienna Department of Evolutionary Anthropology;

Thomas F. G. Higham is an archaeological scientist and radiocarbon dating specialist. He has worked as Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford, UK, where he was the Director of the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU) in the Research Lab for Archaeology and the History of Art. He is best known for his work in dating the Neanderthal extinction and the arrival of modern humans in Europe. He is Professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna.