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, Martin Carruthers, Carol van Driel-Murray, Andrew Gardner, Jason Lucas, and Louise Revell. 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
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