Ellen Swift is a British archaeologist and

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of Roman Archaeology at the

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. Professor Swift studied at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London for her BA, MA, and PhD. Swift is a specialist in

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studies of the Roman world, including dress accessories and functional artefacts including dice. She was elected a Fellow of the

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in October 2005. In 2001, the

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formed a standing committee to oversee the conference, consisting of Swift,

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, Andrew Gardner, Jason Lucas, and

Louise Revell Louise Revell is a Roman archaeologist, currently associate professor in Roman Studies at the University of Southampton. Revell's research focuses on provincial archaeology of the Western Roman Empire. Education Revell obtained a BA in classic ...

. The committee also edited the proceedings for the 2001 conference.

Publications

* Swift, E. (2017). ''Roman Artefacts and Society: Design, Behaviour and Experience''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. * Swift, E. (2009). ''Style and Function in Roman Decoration: Living with Objects and Interiors''. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate. * Swift, E. (2003)
"Transformation in Meaning: Amber and Glass Beads Across the Roman Frontier"
''Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual

, Canterbury 2002. 48–57. * Swift, E. (2000). ''Regionality in Dress Accessories in the Late Roman West''. Montagnac: Editions Monique Mergoil. * Swift, E. (2000). ''The End of the Western Roman Empire: An Archaeological Investigation''. Stroud: Tempus.

References

External links

Staff profile
at the

Interview with Ellen Swift on the Coffee & Circuses podcast
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Living people British women archaeologists Classical archaeologists British archaeologists Women classical scholars Academics of the University of Kent British women historians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Archaeologist-stub