Frances Healy (archaeologist)

{{Short description|British archaeologist and prehistorian}}

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| name = Frances Healy

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| alma_mater = London School of Economics and Political Science
Institute of Archaeology, University of London

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| discipline = Archaeology

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• Norfolk Archaeological Unit
• English Heritage
• Wessex Archaeology
• Oxford Archaeology
• Newcastle University
• Cardiff University }}

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Frances M. A. Healy {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|FSA}} is a British archaeologist and prehistorian, specialising in the British Neolithic and lithic technology. She has worked for Norfolk Archaeological Unit, English Heritage, Wessex Archaeology, and Oxford Archaeology. She has been a research associate at Newcastle University and Cardiff University, where she has been an honorary research fellow since 2007.{{cite web |title=Grahame Clark Medal |url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medals/grahame-clark-medal/ |website=The British Academy |access-date=12 January 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Dr Frances Healy |url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/72952-healy-frances |website=Cardiff University |access-date=12 January 2021 |language=en}}

Healy studied international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, graduating with an upper second class honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1965. She then undertook a postgraduate diploma in prehistoric archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London, which she completed in 1967. On a part-time basis she undertook research for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the Institute of Archaeology, which she completed in 1990 with her thesis "The neolithic in Norfolk".{{cite web |last1=Healy |first1=F. M. A. |title=The neolithic in Norfolk |url=https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.257372 |website=E-Thesis Online Service |publisher=The British Library Board |access-date=27 December 2021 |date=1980}}

In 1990, Healy was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).{{cite web |title=Dr Frances Healy |url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/dr-frances-healy/ |website=Society of Antiquaries of London |access-date=12 January 2021}} In 2020, she was awarded the Grahame Clark Medal by the British Academy "for her distinguished achievements involving recent contributions to the study of prehistoric archaeology, with a particular focus on the British Neolithic".