Childhood: 1892–1910
Childe was born on 14 April 1892 in Sydney. He was the only surviving child of the Reverend Stephen Henry Childe (1844–1923) and Harriet … 展开

The biographer Sally Green noted that Childe's beliefs were "never dogmatic, always idiosyncratic" and "continually changing throughout his … 展开

On his death, Childe was praised by his colleague Stuart Piggott as "the greatest prehistorian in Britain and probably the world". The archaeologist Randall H. McGuire later described him as "probably the best known and most cited archaeologist of the … 展开

Abercromby Professor of Archaeology: 1927–1946
In 1927, the University of Edinburgh offered Childe the post of Abercromby Professor of Archaeology, … 展开

Childe's biographer Sally Green found no evidence that Childe ever had a serious intimate relationship; she assumed he was heterosexual because she found no evidence of same-sex … 展开

• Coningham, Robin; Manuel, Mark (2009). "Priest-Kings or Puritans? Childe and Willing Subordination in the Indus" (PDF). European Journal of … 展开

• Works by or about Vere Gordon Childe at Wikisource
• Works by or about Childe, V. Gordon at the Internet Archive 展开