Kenneth Steer
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Kenneth Steer CBE |
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| Born |
Kenneth Arthur Steer 12 November 1913 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 20 February 2007 (aged 93) |
| Education | Wath Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Occupation | Archaeologist |
| Employer | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) |
| Title | Secretary of the RCAHMS |
| Term | 1957 to 1978 |
| Predecessor | Angus Graham |
| Successor | John Dunbar |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1941-1946 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Mentioned in dispatches |
Kenneth Arthur Steer, CBE (12 November 1913 – 20 February 2007) was a British archaeologist and British Army officer. During World War II, he saw activate service in Italy and later served as a Monuments Man in Germany. From 1957 to 1978, he served as Secretary of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
Steer was born on 12 November 1913 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Wath Grammar School, a selective state school in Wath-upon-Dearne. He went on to study history at Durham University. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1935. He stayed at Durham to undertake post-graduate study concerning the archaeology of Roman County Durham. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1938. Excavations as a student included the Roman villa in Rudston, and Hadrian’s Wall under Eric Birley and Ian Richmond.
In 1938, having completed his university education, Steer was appointed to the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland as an assistant archaeologist. Within the Commission, he initially worked as an investigator looking at ancient monuments in Scotland. He mainly worked in Roxburghshire and the Southern Uplands.
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