Andrew Robin Birley (born 28 October 1974) is a

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archaeologist and the Director of Excavations on the site of

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. He is the son of Robin Birley and grandson of

Eric Birley Eric Barff Birley, University of Leicester , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_la ...

in the summer of 1996 and has been working on the site for 18 years, ten of which have been in full-time employment by the Vindolanda Trust. Birley is responsible for the day-to-day running of the excavations and the welfare of the volunteers while on the site. He began his PhD in 2004 and completed it in 2010. His doctoral thesis was titled "The nature and significance of extramural settlement at Vindolanda and other selected sites on the Northern Frontier of Roman Britain". Birley 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. He has also appeared on the British TV series

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and How the Celts Saved Britain.

Publications

*Birley, A. 1997. ''Vindolanda Research Reports. New Series. Volume IV. The Small Finds Fasicule II. Security: The Keys and Locks''. Greenhead: Roman Army Museum *Birley, Andrew R. 2001. ''Vindolanda's Military Bath Houses''. Greenhead: Roman Army Museum *Birley A. and Blake, J. 2005. ''Vindolanda Excavations 2003-2004: Vindolanda Research Report'' Greenhead: Roman Army Museum *Birley A. and Blake, J. 2007. ''Vindolanda Excavations 2005-2006: Vindolanda Research Report'' Greenhead: Roman Army Museum *Birley A. 2013. 'The fort Wall: A great divide?' In ''Breaking Down Boundaries, Hadrian's Wall in the 21st Century.'' Collins and Symonds eds, JRA supplementary Series 93. Portsmouth, Rhode Island. 85-103 *Birley A. 2016. 'The complexity of intramural and extramural relationships on the northern frontier of Roman Britain – a Vindolanda case study' In ''Small Finds & Ancient Social Practices in the Northwest Provinces of the Roman Empire''. Hoss & Whitmore eds. Oxbow Books. Oxford. 146-173 *Birley A & Alberti M. 2021. ''Vindolanda Excavation Research Report: Focusing on Post-Roman Vindolanda.'' Chesterholm Museum publications. Bardon Mill.

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Entry on Birley family genealogy Vindolanda Trust
Alumni of the University of Leicester 1974 births Living people Scholars of Hadrian's Wall 20th-century British archaeologists 21st-century British archaeologists

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