as Economy and Society in Prehistoric Europe: changing perspectives. Sherratt's interest in broad scale patterns in history attracted perhaps his most prestigious accolades, such as when the University of Chicago's historian William McNeill conferred a portion of the prestigious Erasmus Prize he won in 1996 upon Sherratt. The Erasmus Prize, awarded annually by the Dutch Praemium Erasmianum Foundation 'for exceptionally important contributions to European culture', requires the winner to pass on his prize-money to chosen nominees. Sherratt recognised the importance of psychoactive drugs and medicine to early culture, and he was co-editor of Consuming Habits, Drugs in History and Anthropology. Sherratt was invited to present the four part television series, Sacred Weeds, which aired to critical acclaim in 1998. Sherratt was always a stimulating and inspirational teacher. He had a significant hand in designing Oxford's undergraduate course in archaeology and anthropology, playing a key role as an interlocutor in the development of a new generation of archaeologists who drew from social anthropology as well as archaeology. However, presenting his ideas at the appropriate scale has been a constant challenge, as is reflected in an early edited work, the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Archaeology, published in 1980 and subsequently translated into German, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish. Shortly before his death of a heart attack in Witney (near Oxford), Andrew had initiated a project, ArchAtlas, that uses modern remote sensing technology, combined with image and text, to graphically communicate complex patterns of change and interaction across time and space. Personal life Sherratt married Susan Sherratt in 1974; they had three children and also co-authored several academic articles. References Footnotes Bibliography Obituary in The Independent 6 March 2006 Obituary on the University of Sheffield web site Obituary in The New York Times''. Video Sacred Weeds: Salvia Divinorum Sacred Weeds: Henbane Sacred Weeds: Blue Lily Sacred Weeds: Amanita Muscaria 1946 births 2006 deaths English archaeologists Indo-Europeanists People associated with the Ashmolean Museum People from Oldham Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Statutory Professors of the University of Oxford Academics of the University of Sheffield