Dr Alison Sheridan FBA

Prehistorian, focusing on the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age of Britain and Ireland and specialising in ceramics, stone axeheads and jewellery of jet and jet-like materials, gold, amber and faience

Fellow type: UK Fellow
Year elected: 2019
Subjects: Archaeology
Sections: Archaeology
Website: https://nms.academia.edu/AlisonSheridan

Current post

Research Associate, National Museums Scotland

Past appointments

National Museums Scotland Principal Archaeological Research Curator

2017 - 2020

National Museums Scotland Principal Curator of Early Prehistory

2006 - 2017

National Museums Scotland Assistant Keeper

1991 - 2006

National Museums Scotland Curator

1987 - 1991

Publications

The Beaker People: isotopes, mobility and diet in prehistoric Britain

Edited by Mike Parker Pearson, Alison Sheridan, Mandy Jay, Andrew Chamberlain, Mike Richards and Jane Evans - Published in 2018 by Oxbow

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Charlotte Roberts FBA

Studies archaeological human remains; her key research interests are contextual approaches to past human health (palaeopathology); ethical considerations and and human remains; the relevance of past health to contemporary health; evolutionary approaches to the origin and history of infectious diseases; big data projects in palaeopathology; public engagement

Professor Ian Morris FBA

Long-term world history; comparative archaeology; the evolution of societies; quantitative history; history & archaeology of ancient Greece.

Professor Marie Louise Stig Sørensen FBA

Heritage and Prehistory research on material culture, identity politics, and gender. Bronze Age regional dress cultures, change in burial rites, creativity, and tells; heritage studies of memorials and post-conflict