Mervyn Reddaway Popham, FBA, FSA (14 July 1927 – 24 October 2000) was a British archaeologist and prehistorian.
After National Service in the Royal Navy (1946-1948), he proceeded to the University of St Andrews (1948-1952), he studied classics and he became interested in epigraphy.
[1] In 1952 he went to Cyprus where he worked as a photographer under the archaeologist Terence Mitford in his excavation at Kouklia.
[1] Joining the Colonial Administrative Service in 1951, Popham served in Cyprus from 1953 to 1959, an experience which marked him.
He then served as district commissioner for the Troodos area, where many EOKA insurgents were hidden.