Howard Williams (archaeologist)

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Howard Williams

FSA
Born1972 (age 5051)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Archaeologist, academic
Academic background
Education
Institutions
Doctoral students Rachel Swallow
Notable works Death and Memory in Early Medieval Britain (2006)
Website Howard Williams's blog

Howard M. R. Williams FSA (born 1972) is a British archaeologist and academic who is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Chester in England. His research focuses on the study of death, burial and memory in Early Medieval Britain.

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Biography

Williams obtained a BSc from the University of Sheffield, and later attended the University of Reading where he received a MS and a PhD. degree. [1] He has taught archaeology at Trinity College Carmarthen, Cardiff University and the University of Exeter, and since 2008 at the University of Chester. [1]

Williams's research focuses on the archaeology of Early Medieval Britain. He has published scholarly journals, books, and co-published books on the archaeology of Medieval Britain, death and burial, Vikings, and landscapes and memory. [1]

In 2017 Williams co-founded the Offa's Dyke Collaboratory: an initiative to build momentum for new research into Offa's Dyke, Wat's Dyke and their landscape contexts. The Collaboratory also involves the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and the Offa's Dyke Association. [2] In 2019 Williams led the establishment of the Offa's Dyke Journal, an open access journal 'promoting the archaeology, history and heritage of frontiers and borderlands focusing on the Anglo-Welsh border'; the journal is edited by Williams and Liam Delaney. [3]

In December 2018, Williams was featured in the BBC 4 documentary Beyond the Walls: In Search of the Celts". [4]

Awards and recognition

On 16 February 2006, Williams was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA). [5] In 2017, he won the Society for Medieval Archaeology's Martyn Jope Award for "the best novel interpretation, application of analytical method or presentation of new findings" published in that year's volume of Medieval Archaeology , along with co-author Patricia Murrieta-Flores. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Prof. Howard Williams". University of Chester. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "Offa's Dyke Collaboratory convenors page". 16 March 2017.
  3. "Offa's Dyke Journal 'about' page".
  4. "University of Chester professor to appear in BBC TV documentary". Cheshire Live News. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. "Fellows Directory - Williams". Society of Antiquaries. The Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. "The Society for Medieval Archaeology | Awards" . Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  7. Murrieta-Flores, Patricia; Williams, Howard (19 June 2017). "Placing the Pillar of Eliseg: Movement, Visibility and Memory in the Early Medieval Landscape". Medieval Archaeology. 61 (1): 69–103. doi:10.1080/00766097.2017.1295926. hdl: 10034/620515 . S2CID   164663176.