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Jago Cooper
Jago Cooper (born 1 June 1977) is a British archaeologist and the Curator of the Americas at the British Museum whose career has focused on the archaeology of South America and the Caribbean, in particular the historic effects of climate change on island communities. In recent years he has written and presented a series of programmes for BBC Four, including ''Lost Kingdoms of South America'', ''Lost Kingdoms of Central America'', ''Easter Island: Mysteries of a Lost World'' and ''The Inca: Masters of the Clouds''.
==Biography==
Cooper attended Bryanston School in Dorset,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bryanston.co.uk/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=669278&rc=0 )〕 and University College London (UCL) where he was awarded BA, MA and PhD qualifications in archaeology. After periods on the teaching staff at the University of Leicester〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/press-releases/2012/february/university-of-leicester-work-highlighted-at-prestigious-international-event )〕 and UCL, Cooper joined the British Museum's Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas in 2012.
Cooper's archaeological work has focused on the pre-Columbian archaeology of the Americas, including major projects at El Chorro de Maíta and Los Buchillones in Cuba.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2013/07/09/new-discoveries-of-cave-art-in-the-caribbean/ )〕 He specialises in studying the historic effects of climate change in Caribbean island societies, most recently through examination of the cavescapes of Isla de Mona off Puerto Rico.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/departments/staff/africa,_oceania,_americas/jago_cooper.aspx )〕 In 2012 he released the book ''Surviving Sudden Environmental Change: Answers from Archaeology'' with Payson D. Sheets which was described as being one of the "outstanding examples of 'thinking big'. . . carefully researched, interdisciplinary, focused and informative" by Erika Guttmann-Bond in the Antiquity Journal.
In 2009 Cooper co-presented the Channel 4 series ''Man on Earth'' with Tony Robinson and Joy Singarayer,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.channel4.com/programmes/man-on-earth )〕 and in 2011 wrote and presented the series ''Lost Kingdoms of South America'' for BBC Four, including four episodes exploring the Chachapoya people, the city of Tiwanaku, the legend of El Dorado and the Kingdom of Chimor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pyfwc )〕 A second series aired in September 2014 entitled ''Lost Kingdoms of Central America'' focusing on the Olmec, Chiriquí and Taíno people and the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pyfwc )〕 In 2013 he filmed a one off-special for BBC 4 entitled ''Easter Island: Mysteries of a Lost World'' which re-examined the historic collapse in Rapa Nui society.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01q9wjs )〕 January 2015 saw the broadcast of the two part series ''The Inca: Masters of the Clouds'', also on BBC 4.
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