Hilary John Deacon
Date of Birth  :
1936
Place of Birth  :
Cape Town - Africa
Country  :
South Africa
Field of Expertise  :
Archaeology
Educational background  :

He did his undergrauate studies in Geology and Archaeology at the University of Cape Town

British Council Scholar at the University of London and received his PhD from the

Acheivements / Contributions  :

  • Deacon research focuses on the ‘emergence of modern humans’ and African archaeology.
  • Deacon was principal examiner at the Klasies River Caves one of the oldest known sites of ‘anatomically modern humans’ who lived there circa 125,000 years ago.
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