ancient bronzes had been found by a villager. Igbo Ukwu is near the ancient town of Onitsha in Eastern Nigeria. Shaw's excavation revealed bronze pieces that were evidence of a sophisticated Igbo civilization from the ninth century. They marked the most-developed metalworking culture of the time. The Igbo were working at this site centuries before the development of other bronze-working sites in what is now Nigeria. Shaw returned to the town in 1964 and conducted two more excavations. These revealed extensive bronzes, as well as thousands of trade beads, evidence of a commercial network extending to Egypt. He also found evidence of ritual practices related to burials and sacred sites. In 1960 Shaw joined the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where in 1963 he became Research Professor of Archaeology. He established the department of archeology, training talented archeologists, and leading the department until his retirement in 1974. Based on an assessment of his published work, Cambridge awarded Shaw a PhD in 1968. From 1964 to 1970, Shaw was founder and editor of the West African Archaeological Newsletter. He edited the West African Journal of Archaeology from 1971 to 1975. He writes under both the name Thurstan Shaw and the pen name of Peter Woods. He was President of the PanAfrican Archaeological Association from 1971 to 1977. He returned to England from Africa in 1976 when appointed Director of Studies in Archaeology and Anthropology at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He served in that position until 1979. Legacy and honours In 1972 Shaw was awarded the C.B.E. for his contributions. In 1989, he was awarded the chieftaincy titles of the Onuna Ekwulu of Nri and the Onyafuonka of Igboland at an international conference in Ibadan on his 75th birthday. In 2010, he was recognized at the World Archaeological Congress on the occasion of his 96th birthday. Bibliography The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and Towns (1995) Unearthing Igbo-Ukwū: Archaeological Discoveries in Eastern Nigeria (1977) Discovering Nigeria's Past (1975) Igbo-Ukwu : An Account of Archaeological Discoveries in Eastern Nigeria (1970/1977 paperback edition) The Study of Africa's Past (1946) Personal life In 1939 he married Ione Magor, and they had two sons and three daughters together; his many grandchildren include Julian Gough who also went to Sidney Sussex. Ione died in 1992. In 2004 he married Pamela Jane Smith, a historian of archaeology. Shaw was a pacifist, and in 1960 became an active and widely respected