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Ian Hodder was born in Bristol, United Kingdom.
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In 1971, Hodder completes his bachelor's degree in Prehistoric Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology at London University.
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Hodder completes his research on the subject of ‘spatial analysis in archaeology.' His theory reveals the significance of the pattern of examination of archaeological artifacts/sites as they are uncovered in relation to each other.
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Cambridge University Press publishes Hodder's Spatial Analysis in Archaeology, with C. Orton.
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Cambridge University Press publishes Hodder's Symbols in Action: Ethnoarchaeological Studies of Material Culture.
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The Present Past: An Introduction to Anthropology for Archaeologists is published in Batsford, London.
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Cambridge University Press publishes Hodder's Reading the Past: Current Approaches to Interpretation in Archaeology.
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The Domestication of Europe: Structure and Contingency in Neolithic Societies is published.
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Routledge, London. In his collection of papers, Theory and Practice in Archaeology, Hodder investigates six major components to "post-processual archaeology." Hodder describes his components as situational expediency, materialism vs. Idealism, separation of system and structure, dichotomy between societies and individuals, anthropology vs. history, and the relationship between subject and object.
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According to the Stanford Department of Anthropology, Professor Hodder has been conducting excavation of the 9,000 year-old Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk in Turkey since 1993. The excavation has three main goals; first, to place the art from the cite in its environmental, economic and social context; second, to conserve paintings, plasters, and mud-walls; and third, to present the site of Catalhoyuk to the public.
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Hodder served as the Co-Director and Director of the Archaeology Center until 2009.
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In 2002, Hodder became the Dunlevie Family Professor in the Anthropology Department at Stanford University.
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The Turkish Minister of Culture awards Hodder for his scientific contributions to Turkish archaeology.
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The Leopard’s Tale. Revealing the Mysteries of Çatalhöyük is published. Thames and Hudson, London.
