Davies, Margaret (1914–1982)
Davies, Margaret (1914–1982)
Welsh archaeologist and conservationist. Born 1914 in Wales; died Oct 6, 1982; Manchester University, BS and PhD in archaeology; m. Elwyn Davies (chief inspector for Welsh Education Office), 1940 (died 1986).
Researched Bronze Age sites in France and megalithic monuments in North Channel and Irish Sea for dissertation, which was published in Antiquaries Journal; elected fellow to Society of Antiquaries (1943); after WWII, nurtured interest in botany and in natural history; was 1st chair of Welsh Committee of the Countryside Commission; served as president of Cardiff Naturalists Club; was a member of Council of the National Museum of Wales; revised Natural History of Man in Britain, a book by H.J. Fleur. Made Commander of Order of the British Empire (1973).