Michael John Lewis | |
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 Lewis in 2019 | |
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| Alma mater | University of Kent |
| Thesis | "The Archaeological Authority of the Bayeux Tapestry" (2004) |
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| Sub-discipline | Medieval archaeology |
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Michael John Lewis FSA is a British archaeologist and Head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. [1]
Lewis studied at the University of Surrey (Roehampton) and the University of York before researching his PhD at the University of Kent, completed in 2004. [1] He is the current head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Lewis is a research associate at the University of York and a visiting professor at the University of Reading. [2] [3]
Between 2012 and 2017 Lewis was a special constable with the Metropolitan Police Art & Antiques Unit. [3] [4]
He was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 4 April 2006. [5] He is Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars and an adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group. [1]
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