William Francis Grimes

William Francis Grimes (born October 31, 1905 in Pembrokeshire , † December 25, 1988 ) was a Welsh archaeologist .

Grimes studied at the University of Wales and later remained loyal to this university as a lecturer. As a professor of archeology , he held various positions, including being appointed Chairman of the Royal Commission for Ancient Monuments in Wales .

During the 1950s and 1960s, Grimes directed the Museum of London in addition to the Institute of Archeology . During his tenure, he directed many excavations in the City of London ; his largest and most important find in 1954 was a Mithras shrine . Today a reconstruction of it can be seen on Queen Victoria Street.

Fonts (selection)

• The megalithic monuments of Wales. In: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. NF Vol. 2, 1936, ISSN  0079-497X , pp. 106-139, doi : 10.1017 / S0079497X00021691 .
• Guide to the Collection illustrating the Prehistory of Wales. National Museum of Wales et al., Cardiff 1939, (2nd edition: The prehistory of Wales. Ibid 1951).
• Excavations in the City of London. In: Rupert LS Bruce-Mitford (Ed.): Recent Archaeological excavations in Britain. Selected excavations 1939-1955. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1956, pp. 111-144.
• The excavation of Roman and mediaeval London. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1968, ISBN 0-7100-2897-0 .

literature

• John D. Shepherd: The temple of Mithras, London. Excavations by WF Grimes and A. Williams at the Walbrook (= Archaeological report. 12). English Heritage, London 1998, ISBN 1-85074-628-1 .