Birgitta Hoffmann (born 18 May 1969) is an archaeologist and

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teacher. Her research covers the

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, especially the

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and ancient glass and beads of the first millennium AD.

Education and career

Hoffmann studied at the

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under Brian Dobson before studying at the

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for her PhD. She was a lecturer at University College Dublin and an honorary

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at the

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, as well as working at Queen's College Canada and the Virginia Military Institute From 1995 she has worked as the co-director of the Roman Gask Project. In 2005 she set up Wilmslow Community Archaeology, a voluntary archaeology and history group in the Wilslow area. Since 2008, she has taught adult education courses in archaeology and classics and is the course director of the Manchester Continuing Education Network.

Politics

In 2016 Birgitta was the

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candidate for the

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East

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local council elections. In 2019 she was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Wilmslow West ward for the Wilmslow Town Council and Cheshire East Council, and was subsequently elected to the town council.

Selected publications

*Freeman, P., Bennett, J., Fiema,Z., Hoffmann, B. (eds.) 2003. ''Limes XVIII. Proceedings of the 18th Congress on Roman Frontier Studies, Amman September 2000''. BAR International Series 1084. Oxford. *Hoffmann, B. 1995. 'Quarters of the Legionary Centurions of the Principate', ''Britannia'', Vol.26 *Hoffmann, B. 2002.
Römisches Glas aus Baden-Württemberg aus Zusammenhängen von 70-260 n.Chr' in ''Archäologie und Geschichte. Freiburger Forschungen zum ersten Jahrtausend in Südwestdeutschland'', 11
*Hoffmann, B. 2004. 'Tacitus, Agricola and the role of literature in the archaeology of the first century AD'. in: E.Sauer (ed.), ''Archaeology and Ancient History: Breaking down the Boundaries''. London: Routledge *Hoffmann, B. 2013. ''The Roman Invasion of Britain: Archaeology Versus History''. Pen & Sword *Woolliscroft, D. and Hoffmann, B. 2005. ''The Romans in Perthshire''. Athole Publishing *Woolliscroft, D. and Hoffmann, B. 2006 ''Rome’s First Frontier''. Stroud: Tempus

References

External links

The Roman Gask Project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffmann, Birgitta British archaeologists 1969 births Academics of the University of Liverpool Living people Alumni of Ustinov College, Durham University of Freiburg alumni British women scientists British women archaeologists Academics of University College Dublin Scholars of Roman history Women classical scholars Scholars of Hadrian's Wall 20th-century archaeologists 21st-century archaeologists Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors Councillors in Cheshire Women councillors in England