Ruth Shaffrey

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Dr Ruth Shaffrey FSA is an archaeologist.

Biography

Shaffrey was awarded her PhD in Archaeology and Geology from the University of Reading in 1998. She specialises in the study of quern-stones and millstones and is a worked stone specialist for Oxford Archaeology. [1] Her thesis formed the basis of her 2006 BAR volume on Romano-British quern-stones. [2] In February 2021 she reported on the discovery of a quern-stone decorated with a phallus from excavations on the A14 road in Cambridgeshire. [3]

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Shaffrey was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 2 February 2019. [4]

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References

  1. "Our People: Ruth Shaffrey". Oxford Archaeology. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. Greene, K. (2008). "Review of: Grinding and Milling: A Study of Romano-British Rotary Querns and Millstones Made from Old Red Sandstone. By R. Shaffrey. British Archaeological Reports British Series 409. Archaeopress, Oxford, 2006. Pp. xi + 175, figs 64, tables 22. Price: £35.00. ISBN 978 1 84171 938 2". Britannia. 39: 409–410.
  3. "A14 upgrade: 'Rare' Roman penis carving found in Cambridgeshire". BBC News. 19 February 2021.
  4. "Dr Ruth Shaffrey". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 20 February 2021.