Answer the following question: Facts: - known for: excavation archaeology . of roman north africa and aerial photography in - fields: history archaeology - death date: 16 july 1999 - workplaces: university of manchester - notable students: david mattingly - birth date: 04 april 1936 - name: geraint dyfed barri jones - citizenship: united kingdom - nationality: english - birth place: england - alma mater: oxford university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of barri jones .
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geraint dyfed barri jones -lrb- 4 april 1936 - 16 july 1999 -rrb- was a classical scholar and archaeologist .born in st helens to welsh-speaking parents , he attended high wycombe royal grammar school -lrb- where his father was the senior modern languages master and his mother also taught -rrb- from 1947 -- 1954 , and won a welsh foundation scholarship to read classics at jesus college , oxford .