▁special ized ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁cult ures ▁of ▁N ortheast ▁Africa , ▁and ▁also ▁devoted ▁various ▁works ▁to ▁the ▁Sw ah ili ▁Coast . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ch itt ick ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁professional ▁capacity , ▁he ▁initially ▁worked ▁in ▁Sud an ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Anti qu ities . ▁He ▁later ▁lived ▁in ▁Tang any ika , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁colonial ▁territory ' s ▁first ▁Conserv ator ▁of ▁Anti qu ities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Ch itt ick ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Institute ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Africa ▁in ▁N airo bi . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁career ▁in ▁arch ae ology , ▁Ch itt ick ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Par ish ▁of ▁the ▁As c ension ▁Bur ial ▁Gr ound . ▁ ▁Ex ped itions ▁Ch itt ick ' s ▁exped itions ▁and ▁residence ▁on ▁the ▁Sw ah ili ▁Coast ▁produced ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁pre - colon ial ▁sites ▁Kil wa ▁K is iw ani ▁and ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁M anda ▁Island . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁extens ively ▁on ▁the ▁arch ae ology ▁of ▁ancient ▁civil izations ▁in ▁the ▁more ▁nor ther ly ▁Horn ▁of ▁Africa , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ax um ite ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁H af un ▁city - states . ▁ ▁From ▁late ▁October ▁to ▁early ▁December ▁