Julia Farley
{{Short description|British archaeologist}}
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Julia Farley is a British archaeologist specialising in Iron Age and Roman metalwork. She is the Curator of the European Iron Age & Roman Conquest Period collections at the British Museum.{{cite web |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/departments/britain-europe-and-prehistory#staff |title=Britain, Prehistory & Europe: Staff |publisher=British Museum |access-date=1 May 2020}}
Career
Farley studied archaeology and anthropology at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2007. She then studied archaeology at Cardiff University, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) in 2008. She undertook postgraduate research at the University of Leicester, completing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2012 with a thesis titled "At the Edge of Empire: Iron Age and early Roman metalwork in the East Midlands".{{cite thesis |url=https://www.academia.edu/3164082 |title=At the Edge of Empire: Iron Age and early Roman metalwork in the East Midlands |author1=Farley, J. |date=2012 |publisher=University of Leicester}}
Following her PhD, she worked at the British Museum for a year as curator of European Iron Age collections before returning to the University of Leicester in 2013 for a three-year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship.{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/profiles/julia-farley-128988 |title=Julia Farley |work=The Conversation |access-date=1 May 2020}} She returned to the British Museum in 2016. She has contributed an article to The Conversation news outlet on metal detecting.
Farley was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 12 December 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/julia-farley/|title=Julia Farley|publisher=Society of Antiquaries of London|access-date=1 May 2020}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Select publications
- Farley, J. 2011. "The deposition of miniature weaponry in Iron Age Lincolnshire", Pallas. Revue d'études antiques 86, 97–121. {{doi|10.4000/pallas.2108}}
- Farley, J. and Haselgrove, C. 2013. "La conquête romaine et le monnayage en Bretagne insulaire", Dossiers de l'Archéologie 360, 82–5.
- Farley, J. 2014. "Some advice for treasure hunters and culture ministers", [https://theconversation.com/some-advice-for-treasure-hunters-and-culture-ministers-27956 The Conversation (17 June 2017)]
- Farley, J., Parfitt, K., and Richardson, A. 2014. "A Late Iron Age Helmet Burial from Bridge, near Canterbury, Kent", Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 80, 379–388.
- Farley, J. and Hunter, F. (eds) 2015. Celts: art and identity. British Museum Press, London. {{ISBN|9780714128368}}.
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ-DOFfLgjY Dr Julia Farley talks about the Leekfrith Iron Age gold fundraising campaign]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBu6cixcaxI How to make a Celtic torc, British Museum Curator's Corner Season 1 Episode 7]
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