Professor Nancy Edwards
Emeritus Professor
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Biography
I was appointed a Lecturer in Early Medieval Archaeology at Bangor in 1979 and became Professor of Medieval Archaeology in 2008. I retired in December 2020 and am now Emeritus Professor of Medieval Archaeology. I continue to supervise some research students.
I am a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. I am also an Honorary Professor at Cardiff University and the University of Durham.
I completed my BA in Archaeology, Ancient and Medieval History at Liverpool University in 1976. I then moved to the University of Durham where I gained a PhD in Archaeology. My thesis examined early medieval sculpture in the Irish Midlands.
Research
My research is multidisciplinary embracing Archaeology, History and Art History. I am particularly interested in early medieval Wales c. AD 400–1100. I also have a continuing interest in early medieval Ireland and Scotland as well as aspects of the history of archaeology.
My book, Life in Early Medieval Wales (funded by a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship) was published by Oxford University Press in 2023.
Much of my research continues to focus on early medieval inscribed stones and stone sculpture in Wales. I am interested not only in the monuments themselves but also in their landscape contexts and what they can tell us about the early medieval society, identity, the Church, patronage and wealth. I have published two volumes of A Corpus of Early Medieval Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculpture in Wales, Volume II, South-West Wales (2007); Volume III, North Wales (2013).
I am currently working, with Gary Robinson (Bangor University) and Howard Williams (University of Chester), on a biography of the ninth-century Pillar of Eliseg. I have also become interested in early medieval graffiti as part of my research on the sculptural assemblage from St Patrick’s Chapel, near St Davids.
Areas of Teaching & Supervision
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The Archaeology of the Early Medieval Celtic Churches
Edwards, N. (ed.), 1 Jan 2009, 2009 ed. Routledge. (Society for Medieval Archaeology Monotraphs; vol. 29)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Chi-Rhos, Crosses and Pictish Symbols: Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculpture in Early Medieval Wales and Scotland
Edwards, N., 2017, Transforming Landscapes of Belief in the Early Medieval Insular World and Beyond: Converting the Isles II. Edwards, N., NÍ MHAONAIGH, MÁIRE. & Fletcher, R. (eds.). Brepols PublishersResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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‘Catalogue of Early Medieval Carved Stones’, Excavation at an Early Medieval Cemetery at St Patrick’s Chapel, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, K. Murphy and K. A. Hemer (Dyfed Archaeological Trust report 2022/46)
Edwards, N., 2022Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Pattern and Purpose in Insular Art. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Insular art.
Edwards, N. M. (ed.), Redknap, M. (ed.), Edwards, N. (ed.), Youngs, S. (ed.), Lane, A. (ed.) & Knight, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2002, 2002 ed. Oxbow Books.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Rethinking the pillar of Eliseg
Edwards, N., 22 May 2009, In: Antiquaries Journal. 89, p. 143-177Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The archaeology of early medieval Ireland, c.400-1169: settlement and economy.
Edwards, N. M., Edwards, N. & O Cróinín, D. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, A New History of Ireland: Volume 1 Prehistoric and Early Ireland.. 2005 ed. Clarendon Press, p. 235-300Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Early Medieval Art and Archaeology in the Northern World. Studies in Honour of James Graham-Campbell
Edwards, N., 1 Nov 2014, In: Medieval archaeology. 58, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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A rediscovered piece of early medieval sculpture from Silian, Ceredigion
Edwards, N. M. & Vousden, N., 19 Jun 2015, In: Archaeology in Wales. 53Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Categorizing Roundhouse Settlements in Wales: A Critical Perspective.
Edwards, N. M., Ghey, E., Edwards, N. & Johnston, R., 1 Dec 2008, In: Studia Celtica. 42, 1, p. 1-25Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Corpus of Early Medieval Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculptures in Wales: Volume 3 North Wales
Edwards, N., 15 Apr 2013, 2013 ed. University of Wales Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book