Patrick Ottaway

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Patrick Ottaway
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Patrick Ottaway, FSA , is an English archaeologist and author.

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Early life

Ottaway graduated from Oxford University, before undertaking a masters of Economic History at Leeds University. He received a Doctorate of Philosophy in archaeology from the University of York in 1990. [1]

Career

Ottaway began his career in Winchester, Hampshire, where he was the assistant city archaeologist between 1976 and 1981. [1]

He became a senior project manager overseeing excavations in York. Until 2006, he was head of fieldwork at York Archaeological Trust. [1] [2]

Ottaway was honorary editor of The Archaeological Journal between 2007 and 2012. Between 2010 and 2018, he was chairman of the York Archaeological Forum, working with City of York Council on its archaeological and historical environment policies. He was chairman of the Council for British Archaeology Yorkshire Group between 1997 and 2001. [1]

He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. [1]

Ottaway has appeared in the British archaeology programme Time Team and the BBC's Timewatch episode titled "The Mystery of the Headless Roman". [1] In 2023, he appeared in the PBS series Secrets of the Dead , in the episode "Headless Romans". [3]

In 1996, he published Romans on the Yorkshire Coast. [4] Three years later, in collaboration with fellow archaeologist Richard Hall, he published 2000 Years of York. [5] In 2018, his book Winchester: An Archaeological Assessment was reviewed by Current Archaeology . [6]

As of 2024, Ottway is manager of PJO Archaeology in York. [7]

Selected works

Some of the works authored by Ottaway: [1] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Patrick Ottaway". www.pjoarchaeology.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. "Scarborough Archaeological Society: 75 years of unearthing the past" The Yorkshire Post , 19 December 2022
  3. Phelps, Benjamin (24 April 2023). "Headless Romans ~ Background | Secrets of the Dead | PBS". Secrets of the Dead. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. "Romans on the Yorkshire coast | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. "2000 years of York : the archaeological story | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. Krakowka, Kathryn (26 March 2018). "Review - Winchester: an archaeological assessment - St Swithun's 'City of Happiness and Good Fortune'". Current Archaeology. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. "PJO Archaeology (Dr Patrick Ottaway) - York, United Kingdom". www.pjoarchaeology.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. "Archaeology in British Towns: From the Emperor Claudius to the Black Death". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 16 March 2024.