Paul Pettitt

Paul Pettitt
Born	Paul Barry Pettitt
Other names	Paul B. Pettitt
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Fields	Archaeology of the Palaeolithic Cave art Lithics Burial archaeology
Institutions	University of Oxford Keble College, Oxford University of Sheffield Durham University
Alma mater	University of Birmingham University College London University of Cambridge
Thesis	Tool reduction models, primary flaking, and lithic assemblage variability in the Middle Palaeolithic of southwest France (1999)

Paul Barry Pettitt, FSA is a British archaeologist and academic. He specialises in the Palaeolithic era, with particular focus on claims of art and burial practices of the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, and methods of determining the age of artefacts from this time. Since 2013, he has been Professor of Archaeology at Durham University. He previously taught at Keble College, Oxford and the University of Sheffield.

Pettitt studied ancient history and archaeology at the University of Birmingham and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1991. He undertook postgraduate studies in archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1992. He undertook postgraduate research at the University of Cambridge and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1999. His doctoral thesis was titled "Tool reduction models, primary flaking, and lithic assemblage variability in the Middle Palaeolithic of southwest France".