Hilary Deacon, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Hilary Deacon

South African archaeologist and academic

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1936

Date of Death: 25-May-2010

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hilary John Deacon (10 January 1936 – 25 May 2010) was a South African archaeologist and academic.
He was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Stellenbosch in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
His research focused on the emergence of modern humans and African archaeology.
He was principal researcher at the Klasies River Caves, one of the oldest known sites of anatomically modern humans, who lived there circa 125,000 years ago.