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Richard Martin Harrison (16 May 1935 – 9 September 1992) was a British archaeologist. He was Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire at the University of Oxford and fellow of All Souls College, Oxford from 1985 to 1992. His research focused on Roman and Byzantine history in Turkey.

Early life and education
Born as the son of a precision engineer on 16 May 1935 in Windsor, Harrison was educated at Sherborne School and completed his undergraduate and graduate education at Lincoln College, Oxford. He worked as an assistant on excavations of the British Institute of Archaeology directed by Michael Gough

Academic career
1964 lectureship at University of Newcastle upon Tyne, later full professor and department head.

1985 back to Oxford to his final position.