Graeme William Walter Barker, CBE, FBA (born 23 October 1946) is a British archaeologist, notable for his work on the Italian Bronze Age, the Roman occupation of Libya, and landscape archaeology.
He studied for the classical tripos at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree.
He was promoted to senior lecturer in 1981, and was additionally Director of the British School at Rome from 1984.
In April 2015, he and his team announced the discovery of neanderthal skeletons in the Shanidar Cave located north of Erbil.
[5] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to archaeology.