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British archaeologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julia Farley is a British archaeologist specialising in Iron Age and Roman metalwork. She is the Curator of the European Iron Age & Roman Conquest Period collections at the British Museum.[1]
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Farley studied archaeology and anthropology at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2007.[2] She then studied archaeology at Cardiff University, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) in 2008.[2] She undertook postgraduate research at the University of Leicester, completing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2012 with a thesis titled "At the Edge of Empire: Iron Age and early Roman metalwork in the East Midlands".[3]
Following her PhD, she worked at the British Museum for a year as curator of European Iron Age collections before returning to the University of Leicester in 2013 for a three-year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship.[2] She returned to the British Museum in 2016. She has contributed an article to The Conversation news outlet on metal detecting.[2]
Farley was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 12 December 2016.[4]
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