Rebecca Jones (archaeologist)
Rebecca Jones was Head of Archaeology and World Heritage at Historic Environment Scotland.[1] She then took a position as Director of Alumni Relations[2] before being appointed Keeper of Scottish History and Archaeology at National Museums Scotland in 2024.
Rebecca Jones | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Archaeologist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Thesis | The temporary encampments of the Roman army in Scotland (2006) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Historic Environment Scotland |
Career edit
Jones studied for an undergraduate degree in Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Newcastle.[3] In 1999-2000 she worked at Aberystwyth University with Jeffrey Davies, which resulted in the publication of the volume Roman Camps in Wales and the Marches in 2006.[4] Jones completed her PhD at the University of Glasgow in 2006 entitled "The temporary encampments of the Roman army in Scotland ",[5] supervised by Bill Hanson.[4] Prior to her role at Historic Environment Scotland, Jones worked for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.[6] Jones is co-Chair of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies.[1] She published a major monograph entitled Roman Camps in Scotland in 2011.[7] Her 2012 book Roman Camps in Britain won the Current Archaeology Book of the Year award 2013.[8]
Selected publications edit
- Davies, J., and Jones, R. 2006. Roman Camps in Wales and the Marches. University of Wales Press.
- Jones, R.H. 2011. Roman Camps in Scotland. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
- Jones, R.H. 2012. Roman Camps in Britain. Stroud: Amberley Pub.
- Owen, K. and Jones, R. 2019 Presenting an Archaeology for Everyone: Changing our approach to publicly funded archaeological investigation in Scotland, Internet Archaeology 51. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.51.3
References edit
- ^ a b "Rebecca Jones, Author at Historic Environment Scotland Blog". Historic Environment Scotland Blog. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ https://www.ed.ac.uk/development-alumni
- ^ "Understanding Roman Frontiers". www.birlinn.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ a b Jones, Rebecca H. (2012). Roman camps in Britain. Stroud: Amberley Pub. ISBN 9781445612119. OCLC 1100662936.
- ^ Jones, Rebecca H. (2006). The temporary encampments of the Roman army in Scotland (Thesis).
- ^ "Roman camps and Scotland's castles explored in lecture series | News | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ Davies, J. L. (2013). "A major work on temporary camps in Scotland - REBECCA H. JONES, ROMAN CAMPS IN SCOTLAND (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh 2011). Pp. xxix + 367, figs. 339. £30". Journal of Roman Archaeology. 26: 760–763. doi:10.1017/S104775941300072X. ISBN 978-0-903903-50-9. ISSN 1047-7594. S2CID 160555310.
- ^ CA (2013-03-01). "Book of the Year 2013". Current Archaeology. Retrieved 2019-09-05.