Geoffrey John Wainwright, MBE, FSA, FRSA, FLSW (19 September 1937 – 6 March 2017) was a British archaeologist specialising in prehistory.
[2] He studied archaeology at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire in Cardiff, and graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1958.
[2] He undertook postgraduate research in "the Mesolithic cultures of south-west Wales" at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London,[2][3] completing his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1961.
In 1965, he excavated an entire Iron Age settlement in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire: unusually for the time, and with "consternation from traditional archaeologists", he used a JCB digger to clear the topsoil.
[4][2] In the 1991 New Year Honours, Wainwright was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of his services as Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments for English Heritage.