Andrew Birley
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Andrew Robin Birley is the Director of Excavations on the site of Vindolanda
and the son of Robin Birley
and grandson of Eric Birley
, who founded the department of Archaeology at Durham University. He graduated from the University of Leicester
in the summer of 1996, he has been working on the site for 18 years, ten of which have been in full time employment by the Vindolanda Trust. Andrew is responsible for the day to day running of the excavations and the welfare of the volunteers while on the site. He began work towards obtaining his PhD in 2004 which he completed in 2010. Andrew has appeared in a number of television programmes about Roman Britain and archaeology for the BBC, the History Channel, National Geographic and the Discovery Channel.
Published works include relevant contributions to the Vindolanda Excavation Reports from 1997 to 2009, the 'Eyeopener' series, 'Following the Eagle', as well as a fascicule on Roman locks and keys from the site of Vindolanda.
Vindolanda
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England. Located near the modern village of Bardon Mill, it guarded the Stanegate, the Roman road from the River Tyne to the Solway Firth...
and the son of Robin Birley
Robin Birley (archaeologist)
Robin Edgar Birley was formerly the Director of Excavations at the Roman site of Vindolanda, and now heads the Vindolanda research committee. The son of Eric Birley , he worked as a Royal Marine and then a teacher before giving this up to run the Vindolanda Trust and excavate the site...
and grandson of Eric Birley
Eric Birley
Eric Barff Birley , was a British historian and archaeologist, particularly associated with the excavation of the forts of Hadrian's Wall, notably at Vindolanda. He was born in Eccles, Lancashire, England, on 12 January 1906...
, who founded the department of Archaeology at Durham University. He graduated from the University of Leicester
University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....
in the summer of 1996, he has been working on the site for 18 years, ten of which have been in full time employment by the Vindolanda Trust. Andrew is responsible for the day to day running of the excavations and the welfare of the volunteers while on the site. He began work towards obtaining his PhD in 2004 which he completed in 2010. Andrew has appeared in a number of television programmes about Roman Britain and archaeology for the BBC, the History Channel, National Geographic and the Discovery Channel.
Published works include relevant contributions to the Vindolanda Excavation Reports from 1997 to 2009, the 'Eyeopener' series, 'Following the Eagle', as well as a fascicule on Roman locks and keys from the site of Vindolanda.