Alison Sheridan
Alison Sheridan | |
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Born | London |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (PhD) [1] |
Occupation | Archaeologist |
Years active | 1979 till present |
Known for | Neolithic Chalcolithic Bronze Age Britain Ireland Scotland |
Alison Sheridan
She was President of The Prehistoric Society from 2010 to 2014[2] and is Projet JADE Co-ordinator for Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands[3] as well as being the Chair of the Implement Petrology Group and a member of several Editorial Boards. Research topics include the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition and prehistoric jewellery of jet and jet-like materials, faience and amber.
Sheridan was awarded the 2018 British Academy Grahame Clark Medal for outstanding work in prehistoric archaeology.[4] In July 2019 she was elected Fellow of the British Academy.[5]
In 2020 she was voted Archaeologist of the Year by Current Archaeology readers [6] and presented the prestigious Rhind Lectures hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland on the topic of "Neolithic Scotland: the Big Picture and Detailed Narratives in 2020" [7]
References
- ^ "Dr. Alison Sheridan". National Museums Scotland.
- ^ "Presidents". The Prehistoric Society.
- ^ Pierre Pétrequin; et al. (January 2015). "Projet JADE 2. 'Object-signs' and social interpretations of Alpine jade axeheads in the European Neolithic: theory and methodology". ResearchGate.
- ^ "Award-winning journalists, prehistorians and world-leading economists honoured with prestigious British Academy prizes and medals". British Academy. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ "New Fellows 2019" (PDF). The British Academy. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "Professor Alison Sheridan wins Current Archaeology's prestigious Archaeologist of the Year award for 2020". Current Archaeology (Press release). 9 March 2020.
- ^ Rhind Lectures 2020. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland – via YouTube.
External links
- "Alison Sheridan". Great Archaeology.
- "Consolidated bibliography 1981-2014, by category". Academia.