Charles McBurney (archaeologist)

Charles Brian Montagu McBurney (18 June 1914 – 14 December 1979) was a British-American archaeologist who spent most of his working life in England.

His mother was English, the daughter and granddaughter of British Army officers; his father was an American engineer.

Graduate studies were interrupted by war service in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

[1] He also published on French prehistory,[4] archaeological work in the Soviet Union,[5] and on cave art.

His continuing influence is felt in the work of his many pupils who include King Charles III and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.