Cat Jarman

{{Short description|Norwegian archaeologist (born 1982)}}

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Cat Jarman {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FSA}} (born 1982) is a Norwegian archaeologist and television presenter.

Cat Jarman was born in Norway in 1982.{{Cite web |title=Cat Jarman {{!}} Author {{!}} LibraryThing |url=https://www.librarything.com/author/jarmancat |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=LibraryThing.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jureidini |first=Ben |date=2024-06-19 |title=Who is Cat Jarman? Meet the groundbreaking archaeologist rumoured to be hitting it off with Earl Spencer following his 'demon negotiator' divorce announcement |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/cat-jarman-the-archaeologist-linked-to-earl-spencer |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Tatler |language=en-GB}} She earned a PhD in archaeology from the University of Bristol.

Her 2021 book River Kings: A new history of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads was called "an engaging introduction to the study of the Vikings" by the Times Literary Supplement.{{Cite web |title=River Kings by Cat Jarman review: Following the eastern adventures of the Vikings |url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-features/in-brief/river-kings-cat-jarman-review-judith-jesch-vikings |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=TLS |language=en-GB}}

Her 2023 book The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons was called "an enthusiastic guide through England's early medieval past" by History Today.{{Cite web |title='The Bone Chests' by Cat Jarman review {{!}} History Today |url=https://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/bone-chests-cat-jarman-review |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=www.historytoday.com}}

She was a presenter on some episodes of the ninth{{Cite web |title=BBC Two - Digging for Britain, Series 9, Episode 2 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001363k |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} and 11th series{{Cite web |title=BBC Two - Digging for Britain, Series 11, Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ttqt |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} of the BBC Two television series Digging for Britain.

Jarman presents a history podcast The Rabbit Hole Detectives with Richard Coles and Charles Spencer, and together they wrote The Rabbit Hole Book, published by Michael Joseph in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Billen |first=Andrew |date=2024-10-06 |title=What happened when the vicar, the archaeologist and the earl met |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/rabbit-hole-detectives-podcast-interview-zkhjgwzr7 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}