Sarah Scott (archaeologist)

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Sarah A. Scott

Academic background
Alma mater University of Oxford
Sub-disciplineClassical archaeology
Historical archaeology
Institutions
  • University of Durham
  • University of Leicester

Sarah A. Scott FSA SFHEA is an archaeologist and academic. She is professor of archaeology at the University of Leicester. [1] Scott has a BSc degree from Leicester and completed her DPhil at University of Oxford. She taught at the University of Durham before moving to Leicester. [1] In 2015 she became a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and in 2016 was in receipt of Advance HE's National Teaching Fellowship award. [2] Scott was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 5 May 2002. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dr Sarah Scott". University of Leicester. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. "Dr Sarah Scott". Advance HE. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. "Dr Sarah Scott". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 27 November 2020.