Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green, FSA, FLSW (née Aldhouse; born 24 July 1947) is a British archaeologist and academic, known for her research on the Iron Age and the Celts. She was Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University from 2006 to 2013.[1][2] Until about 2000, she published as Miranda Green or Miranda J. Green.[a]
Early life and education
editShe took her first degree at Cardiff University, her MLitt at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford in 1974, and a PhD from The Open University in 1981.[1]
Academic career
editAldhouse-Green was a member of the faculty at the University of Wales, Newport between 1993 and 2006, being appointed Professor of Archaeology in 1998.[3] She previously held appointments at Worthing and Peterborough Museums and the Open University in Wales. Aldhouse-Green was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA) after her election in November 1979.[4][5] She is a former Vice-President (2002), then President of The Prehistoric Society and has been included in Who's Who since 2004.[1][3]
Her research interests are Iron Age and Romano-Celtic, particularly Gallo-Roman iconography and sacrificial activities.[6] A report from Universities UK (EurekaUK, June 2006) cites Aldhouse-Green's research into understanding the Celts as one of the "100 major discoveries, developments and inventions", by academics throughout the UK, to have transformed the world in the last 50 years.[7] Her 2018 book Sacred Britannia: The Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain provides an in-depth overview of religion in the province, using evidence from epigraphy and material culture related to a variety of indigenous, eastern and military cults, and their associated rituals.[8]
Personal life
editAldhouse-Green married fellow archaeologist Stephen Aldhouse-Green (1945–2016)[9][10] formerly Stephen Green, in 1970.[1][11]
Selected publications
edit- Sussex Archaeological Collections, 1973.
- A corpus of small cult-objects from the military areas of Roman Britain, British Archaeological Reports, British Series, 1978
- Roman Archaeology, Longman, 1984.
- The Gods of the Celts, Sutton, 1986.
- The World of the Druids, Thames, 1992.
- Celtic Myths, British Museum Press, 1993.
- Celtic Goddesses: Warriors, Virgins and Mothers, British Museum Press, 1995.
- Exploring the World of the Druids, Thames and Hudson, 1997.
- Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend, Thames and Hudson, 1997.
- Celtic Art; Symbols and Imagery, Sterling, 1997.
- "Vessels of Death", Antiquaries Journal 78 (1998): 63–84.
- Pilgrims in Stone, British Archaeological Reports, International Series, 1999.
- Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron Age and Roman Europe, Tempus, 2001.[12]
- The Gods of Roman Britain, Shire Publications, 2003.
- The Celts, Weiderfeld and Nicolson, 2004.
- Gwent in Prehistory and Early History, University of Wales Press, 2004.
- An Archaeology of Images, Routledge, 2004.
- The Quest for the Shaman: Shape-Shifters, Sorcerers And Spirit Healers of Ancient Europe, Thames & Hudson, 2005 (with Stephen Aldhouse-Green).
- Boudicca Britannia, Pearson Longman, 2006.
- Bog Bodies Uncovered, Thames and Hudson, 2015.
- Sacred Britannia: The Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain, Thames and Hudson, 2018. ISBN 978-0-500-25222-2
Notes
edit- ^ Wells, Peter S., "Review Article: Who, Where, and What Were the Celts? The World of the Celts by Simon James; Pagan Celtic Ireland: The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age by Barry Raftery; Celtic Britain by Charles Thomas; Celtic Goddesses: Warriors, Virgins and Mothers by Miranda Green; The World of the Druids by Miranda J. Green; Celtic Sacred Landscapes by Nigel Pennick", American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 102, No. 4 (Oct., 1998), pp. 814–816, JSTOR, where two of her books, both published in 1997, use different forms.
References
edit- ^ a b c d A and C Black Publishers' Staff (2006). Who's Who 2006: an annual biographical dictionary. London: A and C Black Publishers. p. 21. ISBN 0-7136-7164-5.
- ^ "Druids Committed Human Sacrifice, Cannibalism?". nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Professor Miranda Aldhouse-Green". Cardiff University website. Cardiff University. 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ But no longer appears on the FSA list, and her Cardiff faculty biography describes her as a "former" member.
- ^ "Society of Antiquaries of London-List of Fellows". Society of Antiquaries of London website. Society of Antiquaries of London. May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Professor Miranda Aldhouse-Green". Cardiff University website. Cardiff University. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Full list:100 UK university discoveries". The Guardian website. 5 July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ King, Anthony (21 March 2019). "Book Review of Sacred Britannia: the Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain". Archaeological Journal. 176, 2019, Issue 2: 386–387. doi:10.1080/00665983.2019.1591060. S2CID 166864828 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
- ^ harngroup (11 March 2016). "Professor Stephen Aldhouse Green". HARN Weblog. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "STEPHEN ALDHOUSE-GREEN, 1945–2016" (PDF). Lithics. 37. 2016.
- ^ Aldhouse-Green, Miranda (2006). Boudica Britannia. Cardiff: Pearson Education. p. xiii. ISBN 1-4058-1100-5.
- ^ "The cathartic crowd-puller". Times Higher Education. 12 April 2002.