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Dr Beatrice Clayre

Also known as: Dr Beatrice Clayre; primary name: Clayre, Beatrice
Details: individual; academic/intellectual; English; Female
Other dates: 1990s- (active)
Biography: Dr. Clayre graduated MA, PhD in prehistoric archaeology from the University of Edinburgh, and has studied and worked in Germany, Spain and Portugal. Received 'homage' (homenaje) from the University of Seville in 1998 for her contribution to Spanish archaeology. Since 1970 she has worked in medieval archaeology and records in the U.K. In 1964 to 1968, she lived in Sabah and Sarawak, and studied the Dusun, Lun Bawang, Penan, Kayan and Sa'ban languages. Currently compiling a Sa'ban-English dictionary, and collecting and translating texts on history, customs and folk stories.