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
- 2010
- Published
Edward Lhuyd – an archaeologist’s view
Edwards, N., 1 Jan 2010, In: Welsh History Review. 25, 1, p. 20-50Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2009
- Published
Rethinking the pillar of Eliseg
Edwards, N., 22 May 2009, In: Antiquaries Journal. 89, p. 143-177Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
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
- Published
The archaeology of the early medieval celtic churches – an introduction.
Edwards, N., 1 Jan 2009, The Archaeology of the Early Medieval Celtic Churches. 2009 ed. Routledge, p. 1-18Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2008
- Published
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
- 2007
- Published
Characterizing the Welsh Roundhouse: chronology, inhabitation and landscape
Edwards, N. M., Ghey, E., Edwards, N., Johnston, R. & Pope, R., 1 Nov 2007, In: Internet Archaeology. 23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Edward Lhuyd and the origins of early medieval Celtic archaeology
Edwards, N., Sept 2007, In: Antiquaries Journal. 87, p. 165-196Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
A Corpus of Early Medieval Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculpture in Wales: Vol. 2 South West Wales
Edwards, N. M., 1 Jan 2007, University of Wales Board of Celtic Studies Monograph for University of Wales Press, Cardiff.Research output: Book/Report › Book
- Published
The early medieval inscribed stones and stone sculpture in south-west Wales: the Irish Sea connection.
Edwards, N. M., Edwards, N. & Moss, R. (ed.), 1 Jan 2007, Making and Meaning. Proceedings of the 5th International Insular Art Conference: Trinity College Dublin 2005.. 2007 ed. Four Courts Press, p. 184-197Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2006
- Published
Celtic Crosses.
Edwards, N. M., Edwards, N. & Koch, J. T. (ed.), 1 Jan 2006, Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. 2006 ed. ABC-CLIO LtdResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter