Frances Griffith

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Frances Griffith
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Sub-discipline Aerial archaeology
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Frances Griffith FSA is a British archaeologist specialising in aerial archaeology. She worked as Devon County Archaeologist until her retirement in 2011. [1] She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1997. [2]

From 1983, while working in Devon, Griffith undertook a programme of aerial reconnaissance across the county mapping archaeological sites. Described by Devon historian Simon Timms as Griffith's "seminal work", the aerial survey led to greater understanding of Devon's archaeological sites, including the prehistoric sites in the county beyond Dartmoor. [3] Among the sites identified by Griffith through aerial archaeology was a Roman military site on St Andrew's Hill in Cullompton. [4] She has been a vice-president of the Royal Archaeological Institute and the Devon Archaeological Society. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Member news: Frances Griffith" (PDF), The Archaeologist, no. 80, p. 56, 2011
  2. "Ms Frances Griffith", Society of Antiquaries of London, retrieved 20 September 2024
  3. Timms, Simon, "'Hoping for Entire Completeness': The Pursuit of Devon's Past" (PDF), Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 132: 130, 133–134, 145 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Linford, Neil, St Andrew's Hill Cullompton, Devon. Report on geophysical survey, January 1992, Ancient Monuments Laboratory Report, Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
  5. Officers and Council for 2007–2008, vol. 165, 2008, pp. 574–574, doi:10.1080/00665983.2008.11020788
  6. "Who we are: Trustees & Executive Committee: The Executive Committee/Trustees 2024/25", Devon Archaeological Society, retrieved 20 September 2024