Julia Farley Explained

Julia Farley
Sub Discipline:	Iron Age archaeology Roman archaeology

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]

Career

Farley studied archaeology and anthropology at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2007. She then studied archaeology at Cardiff University, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) in 2008. 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".^[2]

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.^[3] She returned to the British Museum in 2016. She has contributed an article to The Conversation news outlet on metal detecting. Farley was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 12 December 2016.^[4]

Select publications

• Farley, J. 2011. "The deposition of miniature weaponry in Iron Age Lincolnshire", Pallas. Revue d'études antiques 86, 97–121.
• Farley, J. and Haselgrove, C. 2013. "La conquête romaine et le monnayage en Bretagne insulaire", Dossiers de l'Archéologie 360, 82–5.
• Farley, J. 2014. "Some advice for treasure hunters and culture ministers", The Conversation (17 June 2017)
• Farley, J., Parfitt, K., and Richardson, A. 2014. "A Late Iron Age Helmet Burial from Bridge, near Canterbury, Kent", Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 80, 379–388.
• Farley, J. and Hunter, F. (eds) 2015. Celts: art and identity. British Museum Press, London. .

External links

• Dr Julia Farley talks about the Leekfrith Iron Age gold fundraising campaign
• How to make a Celtic torc, British Museum Curator's Corner Season 1 Episode 7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Britain, Prehistory & Europe: Staff . British Museum . 1 May 2020.
2. At the Edge of Empire: Iron Age and early Roman metalwork in the East Midlands . Farley, J. . 2012 . University of Leicester.
3. Web site: Julia Farley . The Conversation . 1 May 2020.
4. Web site: Julia Farley . Society of Antiquaries of London . 1 May 2020.