Alexander Hubert Arthur Hogg (1908–1989) was a British
archaeologist
Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...
best known for his work on
hillfort
A hillfort is a type of fortification, fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typical of the late Bronze Age Europe, European Bronze Age and Iron Age Europe, Iron Age. So ...
s. His gazetteer ''British Hill Forts: an index'' was published in 1979.
Education
Hogg was educated at
Highgate School
Highgate School, formally Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate, is a co-educational, fee-charging, private day school, founded in 1565 in Highgate, London, England. It educates over 1,400 pupils in three sections – Highgate Pre-Preparato ...
in London and
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College (historically known as "Sussex College" and today referred to informally as "Sidney") is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The College was founded in 1 ...
.
Career
He began his professional career as a
civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing i ...
. Throughout his career he maintained an interest in archaeology, coming to specialise in the construction and design of hillforts. In 1949 he became Secretary of the
. He remained there until his retirement, developing the commission's approaches to archaeological survey and recording. He was Chair of the
Gwynedd Archaeological Trust
The Gwynedd Archaeological Trust () was an archaeological organisation established in 1974, until its dissolution in 2024 as the four Welsh Archaeological Trusts merged as Heneb.
Overview
The organisation was one of four Welsh Archaeologica ...
in 1982/83.
Hogg's monumental gazetteer ''British Hill Forts: an index'' (1979) was the first comprehensive list of hillforts in the British Isles.
Publications
* Hogg, A.H.A. 1979, ''British Hill-forts - an index''. British Archaeological Reports (BAR British Series 62).
* Hogg, A.H. A. 1984, ''Guide to the Hill-forts of Britain''. Paladin.
See also
* ''
Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland
The ''Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland'' was an online database of hillforts―fortified settlements built in the Bronze Age and Iron Age―in the British Isles. It was compiled by researchers from the University of Edinburgh, the Univ ...
''
References
External links
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1908 births
1989 deaths
English archaeologists
English prehistorians
Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
20th-century British engineers
People educated at Highgate School
20th-century English historians
English civil engineers
20th-century English male writers
English male non-fiction writers