Barbara Birley

Barbara Birley
FSA
Born
Barbara Thorpe

(1976-02-15) February 15, 1976 (age 48)
Englewood, Colorado
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-disciplineRoman archaeology
InstitutionsVindolanda Trust

Barbara Allison Birley FSA (born 15 February 1976[1]) is an archaeologist and museum curator working at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, near Hadrian's Wall.

Biography[edit]

Birley is the curator for the Vindolanda Trust, where she works on the conservation, cataloguing, and display of the Roman artefacts found at the fort,[2] and serves as the membership secretary of the Roman Finds Group.[3] She was elected as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 17 June 2021.[4]

Birley has published on the Roman jewellery and combs found at Vindolanda,[5][6][7] as well as on public engagement with archaeology,[8] including the 'Stories from the Frontier' project, which is developing a digital game to help visitors to Vindolanda engage with the site.[9][10]

Birley is married to Andrew Birley, also an archaeologist working at Vindolanda.[1][11]

Select publications[edit]

  • Birley, B. and Greene, E. 2006. The Roman Jewellery from Vindolanda (Research reports, New Series Vol IV). Vindolanda Trust.
  • Birley, B. 2014. "A penannular brooch and two strap-ends from Vindolanda". Archaeologia Aeliana Series 5. Vol 43, pp. 73-76.
  • Birley, B. 2016. "Keeping Up Appearances on the Romano-British Frontier", Internet Archaeology 42. doi:10.11141/ia.42.6.6
  • Birley, B. 2018. "Stylising the functional: Wooden hair combs from Vindolanda", in Ivleva, T., De Bruin, J., and Driessen, M. (eds) Embracing the Provinces: Society and Material Culture of the Roman Frontier Regions. Oxbow Books. doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv13nb8qs.
  • Stocks, C., Birley, B., and Collins, R. 2018. "Stories from the Frontier: Linking Past and Present at Vindolanda through Digital Gameplay", Thersites 8. doi:10.34679/thersites.vol8.114
  • Birley, B. and Griffiths, B. 2022. "From academic research to delivery: translating knowledge to deliver accessible and captivating programmes" in Alberti, M. & Mountain, K. (eds) Hadrian's Wall: Exploring its Past to Protect its Future. Archaeopress, pp. 34-45

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Birley Family, NINTH GENERATION". Birley of Lancashire Genealogies. Archived from the original on 23 February 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Meet the Team: Barbara Birley". Vindolanda Trust. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Committee". Roman Finds Group. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ "17 June ballot results". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ Birley, Barbara (2014). ""A penannular brooch and two strap-ends from Vindolanda", Archaeologia Aeliana 43, 73-76". archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  6. ^ Birley, Barbara (2016-11-21). "Keeping up Appearances on the Romano-British Frontier". Internet Archaeology (42). doi:10.11141/ia.42.6.6. ISSN 1363-5387.
  7. ^ Birley, Barbara (2018). "Stylising the functional: Wooden hair combs from Vindolanda". In Ivleva, Tatiana; De Bruin, Jasper; Driessen, Mark (eds.). Embracing the Provinces: Society and Material Culture of the Roman Frontier Regions. Oxbow Books. pp. 189–196. ISBN 978-1-78925-015-2.
  8. ^ Birley, Barbara; Griffiths, Bill (2022). "From academic research to delivery: translating knowledge to deliver accessible and captivating programmes". In Alberti, Marta; Mountain, Katie (eds.). Hadrian’s Wall: Exploring its Past to Protect its Future. Archaeopress. pp. 34–45.
  9. ^ Stocks, Claire; Birley, Barbara; Collins, Rob (2018). "Stories from the Frontier: Linking Past and Present at Vindolanda through Digital Gameplay". thersites. Journal for Transcultural Presences & Diachronic Identities from Antiquity to Date. 8. doi:10.34679/thersites.vol8.114. ISSN 2364-7612.
  10. ^ "Stories from the Frontier - Newcastle University". research.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  11. ^ "Dr Andrew Birley, FSA, FSA Scot". The Vindolanda Trust. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2024-05-23.


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