Peter Ucko passed away
20 June 2007 – 12:09 amPeter Ucko died in London on 14 June 2007.
He was the driving force behind the founding of the World Archaeological Congress. More recently, he was Executive Director of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London and had only recently retired.
Peter Ucko cannot be replaced, but he will be remembered, writes Claire Smith.
A funeral service for Peter Ucko will take place in London at 12pm on 26 June, at St Michael’s Church, South Grove, Highgate, followed by burial in Highgate cemetery. Full details here.
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Obituary of Peter Ucko in The Independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2686806.ece
By Penny English on Jun 21, 2007
Obituary by Michael Rowlands at the Material World blog:
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/materialworld/2007/06/peter_ucko_19382007.html
By Troels on Jun 22, 2007
Obituary in The Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/25/db2501.xml
By Cibie on Jun 25, 2007