Sally M. Foster is a Scottish archaeologist and senior lecturer at the University of Stirling. She specialises in the archaeology of Scotland, particularly the

Picts The Picts were a group of peoples who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland (north of the Firth of Forth) during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and what their culture was like can be inferred from e ...

and their neighbours in the

early medieval The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th or early 6th century to the 10th century. They marked the start of the Mi ...

period.

Education and career

Foster studied at

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and graduated in 1984 with a degree in

medieval archaeology ''Medieval Archaeology'' is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal covering the archaeology of the medieval period, especially in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in 1957 by the Society for Medieval Archaeology and is publishe ...

. She completed her doctoral studies under

Leslie Alcock Leslie Alcock (24 April 1925 – 6 June 2006) was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, and one of the leading archaeologists of Early Medieval Britain. His major excavations included Dinas Powys hill fort in Wales, Cadbury Ca ...

at the

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. She was awarded her PhD in 1990 with a thesis entitled ''Aspects of the Later Atlantic Iron Age''. She then worked in the cultural heritage sector, as an inspector for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and subsequently

Historic Scotland Historic Scotland ( gd, Alba Aosmhor) was an executive agency of the Scottish Office and later the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment ...

. Returning to academic archaeology in 2010, she was first appointed a lecturer at the University of Glasgow and moved to the

University of Stirling The University of Stirling (, gd, Oilthigh Shruighlea (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built ...

in 2014. Foster chairs the National Committee on Carved Stones in Scotland and is a trustee of the

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and the Kilmartin Glen Museum Company. She has previously served as the secretary of the Medieval Europe Research Community and an honorary editor of the '' International Journal of Medieval Archaeology''. She is a senior fellow of the

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, a fellow of the

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, a fellow of the

, a member of the Chartered Institute of Archaeologists, the Association of Critical Heritage Studies and the European Association of Archaeologists. She is also a director of the Tarbat Discovery Centre.

Selected publications

* Foster, Sally M (ed) 1998 ''The St Andrews Sarcophagus: a Pictish Masterpiece and its International Connections'' Dublin Fours Courts Press DA 777.3 *Foster, Sally M (2006) ''Maeshowe and the Heart of Neolithic Orkney'' Edinburgh: Historic Scotland. *Foster, Sally M (ed. 2014) Picts, Gaels and Scots. Early Historic Scotland, 3rd edition. Edinburgh: Birlinn Ltd. (2004 edition published by Batsford)

References

External links

Academia.edu pageFuture Thinking on Carved Stones: A Research Framework
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