Neil Faulkner (archaeologist)

Neil Faulkner FSA
Born	c. 1957
Died	February 2022 (aged 64)
Nationality	British[1]
Education	Skinners' School
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge University College London
Occupations	Historian Archaeologist Author Academic
Notable work	A Marxist History of the World A People's History of the Russian Revolution A Radical History of the World
Political party	Socialist Workers Party (1980–2010)
Children	3[1]

Neil Faulkner FSA (c. 1957 – February 2022) was a British archaeologist, historian, writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and political activist.

In 2019, Faulkner appeared on BBC Radio 4's programme In Our Time to discuss Lawrence of Arabia.^[2]

Faulkner was a Marxist and a revolutionary socialist activist. He was a member of the Socialist Workers Party, from 1980 to 2010.^[3]

Faulkner was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer in mid-2021. He died from the disease in February 2022, at the age of 64.^[4]

References

1. "GARP team biographies – Dr. Neil Faulkner". jordan1914–18archaeology.org. Great Arab Revolt Project. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05.
2. "Lawrence of Arabia". BBC.co.uk. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
3. Faulkner, Neil (2017). A People's History of the Russian Revolution. Pluto Press. p. Acknowledgements – IX. ISBN 978-0745399034.
4. "Neil Faulkner". Anti-Capitalist Resistance. Retrieved 4 February 2022.