John Manley (born 1950) is a British archaeologist and author. His book ''AD 43'', published by Tempus in 2002, is the first to give serious consideration to the archaeological evidence for the

Roman invasion of Britain The Roman conquest of Britain refers to the conquest of the island of Britain by occupying Roman forces. It began in earnest in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius, and was largely completed in the southern half of Britain by 87 when the Stan ...

having taken place via alternative routes (as opposed to the traditional view of

Richborough Richborough () is a settlement north of Sandwich on the east coast of the county of Kent, England. Richborough lies close to the Isle of Thanet. The population of the settlement is included in the civil parish of Ash. Although now some dist ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

as the main landing-place). Manley was educated at the universities of

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

and Sussex, and has excavated throughout Europe, as well as in the Near East, Africa and the Caribbean. He was formerly

County Archaeologist A county archaeologist is a local government employee in the United Kingdom, responsible for overseeing development-led archaeological investigations as required by PPG16. Nominated as the archaeological advisor by each local planning authority, ...

of Clwyd and Chief Executive of the Sussex Archaeological Society. He is currently an Hon. Research Fellow and a Trustee of the Sussex Archaeological Society.

Publications

* ''Atlas of Prehistoric Britain'', Phaidon, 1989 * ''The Archaeology of Clwyd'', with Stephen Grenter and Fiona Gale, Clwyd County Council, 1991 * ''The Atlas of Past Worlds: a comparative chronology of human history 2000 BC – AD 1500'', Cassell, 1993 * ''AD 43: The Roman Invasion of Britain: a reassessment'', Tempus, 2002 * ''Facing the Palace: excavations in front of the Roman Palace at Fishbourne, 1995–99'', with David Rudkin, Lewes, 2005 * ''The Archaeology of Fishbourne and Chichester: a framework for its future'', Lewes, 2008 * ''The Archaeology of the South Downs National Park: An Introduction'', Lewes, 2012 * ''South Downs: Archaeological Walking Guides'', History Press, 2013 * ''The Romans'', Hodder, 2013 * ''Archaeology'', Hodder, 2014 * ''Secrets of the High Woods: revealing hidden landscapes'' (editor), South Downs National Park Authority, 2016

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* 1950 births Living people British archaeologists Historians of Roman Britain {{UK-archaeologist-stub