Barbara Birley

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Barbara Birley
FSA
Born
Barbara Thorpe

(1976-02-15) February 15, 1976 (age 49)
Englewood, Colorado
Academic work
Discipline Archaeology
Sub-discipline Roman archaeology
InstitutionsVindolanda Trust

Barbara Alison Birley FSA (born 15 February 1976 [1] ) is an archaeologist and museum curator working at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, near Hadrian's Wall.

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Biography

Birley is the curator for the Vindolanda Trust, where she works on the conservation, cataloguing, and display of the Roman artefacts found at the fort, [2] and serves as the Chair of the Roman Finds Group. [3] She was elected as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 17 June 2021. [4]

Birley has published on the Roman jewellery and combs found at Vindolanda, [5] [6] [7] as well as on public engagement with archaeology, [8] including the 'Stories from the Frontier' project, which is developing a digital game to help visitors to Vindolanda engage with the site. [9] [10]

Birley is married to Andrew Birley, also an archaeologist working at Vindolanda. [1] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Birley Family, NINTH GENERATION". Birley of Lancashire Genealogies. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Team: Barbara Birley". Vindolanda Trust. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Committee". Roman Finds Group. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "17 June ballot results". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Birley, Barbara (2014). ""A penannular brooch and two strap-ends from Vindolanda", Archaeologia Aeliana 43, 73-76". archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Birley, Barbara (November 21, 2016). "Keeping up Appearances on the Romano-British Frontier". Internet Archaeology (42). doi: 10.11141/ia.42.6.6 . ISSN   1363-5387.
  7. ↑ Birley, Barbara (2018). "Stylising the functional: Wooden hair combs from Vindolanda". In Ivleva, Tatiana; De Bruin, Jasper; Driessen, Mark (eds.). Embracing the Provinces: Society and Material Culture of the Roman Frontier Regions. Oxbow Books. pp. 189–196. doi:10.2307/j.ctv13nb8qs. ISBN   978-1-78925-015-2. JSTOR   j.ctv13nb8qs. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Birley, Barbara; Griffiths, Bill (2022). "From academic research to delivery: translating knowledge to deliver accessible and captivating programmes". In Alberti, Marta; Mountain, Katie (eds.). Hadrian's Wall: Exploring its Past to Protect its Future. Archaeopress. pp. 34–45. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ Stocks, Claire; Birley, Barbara; Collins, Rob (2018). "Stories from the Frontier: Linking Past and Present at Vindolanda through Digital Gameplay". Thersites. Journal for Transcultural Presences & Diachronic Identities from Antiquity to Date. 8. doi:10.34679/thersites.vol8.114. ISSN   2364-7612. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Stories from the Frontier - Newcastle University". research.ncl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Dr Andrew Birley, FSA, FSA Scot". The Vindolanda Trust. February 28, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2024.


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