Cat Jarman | |
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![]() Jarman at Hatchards in 2024 | |
Born | 1982 (age 42–43) |
Occupation | Archaeologist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Oslo University of Bristol |
Thesis | Resolving Repton: the nature of the Viking winter camp (2017) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Archaeology |
Sub-discipline |
Catrine Lie Jarman FSA (born 1982) is a Norwegian archaeologist and television presenter.
Jarman was born in Norway in 1982. [1] [2] She studied at the University of Oslo, graduating with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in 2012. [3] Her master's thesis was titled "Identities home and abroad: An isotopic study of Viking Age Norway and the British Isles". [3] She earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in archaeology from the University of Bristol in 2017. [1] [4] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Resolving Repton: the nature of the Viking winter camp", [4] and her supervisor was Mark Horton. [3]
After completing her PhD, she was an honorary senior research associate at the University of Bristol until 2020. [3] She continued her work on Viking Repton; including isotopic analyses of the human remains, sequencing ancient DNA from samples, and "reassessing some of the unpublished artefacts". [3]
Her 2021 book River Kings: A new history of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads was called "an engaging introduction to the study of the Vikings" by the Times Literary Supplement. [5] Her 2023 book The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons was called "an enthusiastic guide through England's early medieval past" by History Today. [6]
She was a presenter on some episodes of the ninth [7] and 11th series [8] of the BBC Two television series Digging for Britain.
Jarman presents a history podcast The Rabbit Hole Detectives with Richard Coles and Charles Spencer, and together they wrote The Rabbit Hole Book, published by Michael Joseph in 2024. [9]
Jarman's partner is Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, their relationship having been publicly confirmed in 2024. [10]
Jarman has multiple sclerosis, having been diagnosed in 2016 during her PhD. [11] [12]