Educated at St Edward's School in Oxford, he undertook his National Service with the Royal Sussex Regiment and the Intelligence Corps in Berlin. He went on to study Archaeology and Anthropology at Peterhouse, Cambridge, graduating with first-class honours in 1961.
Educated at St Edward's School in Oxford, he served his National Service with the Royal Sussex Regiment and the Intelligence Corps in Berlin. He pursued studies in Archaeology and Anthropology at Peterhouse, Cambridge, graduating with first-class honors in 1961.