Andrew Woods (archaeologist) explained

Andrew Woods
Nationality:British
Occupation:Archaeologist
Numismatist
Museum Curator
Alma Mater:University of Cambridge
Thesis Title:Economy and Authority: A study of the coinage of Hiberno-Scandinavian Dublin and Ireland
Thesis Url:https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1810/262248/Woods-2013-PhDv1.pdf?sequence=1
Thesis Year:2013
Discipline:Numismatics
Workplaces:Fitzwilliam Museum
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Yorkshire Museum (York Museums Trust)

Andrew R. Woods is a British numismatist, archaeologist and curator specialising in early medieval and Viking coinage.[1] He is the senior curator of the Yorkshire Museum[2] and was formerly the curator of numismatics at the York Museums Trust.[3]

Education and career

Woods received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Bristol in 2007. He also received a master's degree in medieval history from the University of St Andrews in 2008, and doctorate in archaeology from the University of Cambridge in 2013.[4] His thesis was entitled Currency of the Ostmen: Money and Economy in Late Viking-Age Ireland and was supervised by Mark Blackburn and James Barrett. After completing his PhD, he worked as an assistant at the Fitzwilliam Museum.[5] He also worked for the Portable Antiquities Scheme. He was appointed the curator of numismatics at the York Museums Trust in 2013 and is currently the senior curator of the Yorkshire Museum.

As a curator, Woods has helped acquire a number of treasure troves and hoards discovered in recent years, including the Wold Newton Hoard,[6] [7] the Overton Hoard,[8] and a rare Anglo-Saxon gold shilling.[9] He also arranged for the exhibition of the Vale of York Hoard.[10]

Woods received the 2017 Blunt Prize from the British Numismatic Society.[11] He was elected a Fellow of Society of Antiquaries of London on 6 June 2019.[12]

Select publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andy Woods, York Museums Trust. Academia.edu. 2019-07-02.
  2. Web site: Key Contacts at York Museums Trust. York Museums Trust. 2019-07-02.
  3. Web site: Andy Woods appointed Curator of Numismatics at York. April 2013. Yorkshire Numismatic Society. 2019-07-02.
  4. Web site: Andrew Woods - Senior Curator - York Museums Trust. LinkedIn. 2019-07-02.
  5. Web site: Curator of the month: Andrew Woods, York Museums Trust. 3 September 2015. Art Fund. en. 2019-07-02.
  6. Web site: Dig deep to keep hoard of historic treasure in Yorkshire. 26 July 2016. The Yorkshire Post. en. 2019-07-02.
  7. Web site: Wold Newton hoard remains in Yorkshire. 10 November 2016. Filey and Hunmanby Mercury. en. 2019-07-02.
  8. News: Roman coin find declared treasure. 27 April 2017. BBC News. 2019-07-02. en-GB.
  9. News: 'Jaw dropping' Anglo-Saxon coin find. 18 August 2016. BBC News. 2019-07-02. en-GB.
  10. Web site: Beyond Jorvik: The Vale of York Viking Hoard – Andrew Woods. York Museums Trust. 2019-07-02.
  11. Web site: Prizes. British Numismatic Society. 2019-07-02. 4 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804170804/https://www.britnumsoc.org/index.php/prizes-and-funds/prizes. dead.
  12. Web site: Dr Andrew Woods . Society of Antiquaries of London . 4 May 2020.

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