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Professor James Gerrard

Professor of Roman Archaeology

  • Email: james.gerrard@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5502
  • Address: School of History, Classics and Archaeology
    Armstrong Building
    缅北禁地
    缅北禁地 Upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
    UK
Background


Roles and Responsibilities

Tutor for Admissions (Archaeology)

Academic Appeals Adjudicator

Undergraduate and post-graduate teaching: artefacts and the Roman Empire.

 

Previous roles and responsibilities

Acting Dean (Education), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Dean (Education), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Interim Head of History, Classics and Archaeology

Director of Excellence for Learning and Teaching in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology

Degree Programme Director for Archaeology

Tutor for Admissions (Archaeology)


Qualifications

 

BA (Hons) 2000 Archaeology and Prehistory (Sheffield)

MA 2001 Archaeological Research (York)

PhD 2005 Pottery and the End of Roman Britain: the view from Somerset and Dorset (York)

 

Professional affiliations and memberships of academic societies


Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 

Member of the Study Group for Roman Pottery

Member of the Roman Finds Group

 

Previous Positions

Research Associate, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge (2009-2011)

Specialist in Roman material culture, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London)  (2005-2010)


Other information

I have peer-reviewed and reviewed articles for Britannia, The Archaeological Journal, World Archaeology, Classical Review, Archaeopress and The McDonald Institute's Monograph Series. 

I have examined postgraduate theses/dissertations for the Universities of Cambridge, Bristol, Exeter, Edinburgh, and King's College London and also at VU Amsterdam.

I have served as external examiners for Archaeology at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln and at Canterbury Christchurch University.  

I have served as a trustee of the Roman Research Trust.


Research

Research Interests 

My research and teaching interests are focused on the end of the Western Roman Empire in Britain and Europe. I am especially interested in the relationship between material culture, economics and identity as well as the role of artefacts in archaeological interpretation.

Research Projects

My current and recent research projects include:

  • with Prof Ellen Swift
  • Travel and Transportation in Roman Britain
  • A re-evaluation of fifth-century supporting arm brooches
  • KNIROH: the re-evaluation of Late Roman Britain's largest hoard of bronze vessels from Knaresborough in conjunction with Jessica Petrie, Marco Romeo Pitone and the Yorkshire Museum.
  • The analysis and publication of an important .
  • Roman period wells as proxies for social, economic and religious change.
  • Late Antique signet rings from Britain (Brancaster type rings)
  • Post-excavation assessment of the small finds and pottery from the (with Pre-Construct Archaeology & Prospect Archaeology)
  • The impact of contaminated green waste on the historic environment.
  • (landscape project examining the hinterland of a late Roman villa)
  • Post-Excavation analysis of the finds from Drapers' Gardens, City of London
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Post-Graduate Supervision 

I currently supervise post-graduate research on a wide range of topics including the end of Roman Britain; Roman economics and pottery; Roman footwear, Coins from Hadrian's Wall.

I have recently had research students complete research theses on the Atlantic Facade, Roman Dacia, mortaria, Roman Southwark, the end of Roman Britain, Neolithic henges, Bronze Age metalwork and the archaeological potential of museum collections on Hadrian's Wall. 

I am happy to supervise topics relating to the late Roman and early medieval periods. Please contact me if you are thinking of coming to 缅北禁地 for a research degree in any of these areas: 

  • Roman material culture (pottery, coins and other artefact types)
  • Roman metal vessels
  • Roman travel from an archaeological perspective
  • Roman or 'Dark Age' economics
  • Romano-British rural and urban settlement 
  • Hoarding
  • Roman London
  • The Roman / Early Medieval periods (especially the third to sixth centuries)
  • Artefacts and stratigraphic analysis
  • Structured deposition
  • Travel and mobility in antiquity
  • Water and inequality in antiquity

Particular topics that I feel would benefit from doctoral research include: 

  • The end of Roman Corbridge
  • An analytical study of Roman material from early Anglo-Saxon domestic/settlement contexts
  • A detailed analysis of 'structured deposits' in Roman period wells 
  • The evidence for violence in late Roman Britain
  • The chronology and significance of the demolition of Roman buildings.
  • Revised chronologies for late Roman pottery producers focusing on their beginnings in the third century and 'ends'

Industrial Relevance

I offer a variety of commercial services through the . These services involve the production of specialist finds reports (including Roman coins, small finds, pottery and Late Iron Age ceramics in the NE), consultancy work and other projects for organisations working in the commercial archaeological and heritage sectors. Please feel free to contact me if you require advice or assistance in these areas.   

Research Grants

I have been awarded grants by:

The Arts and Humanities Research Council

The Roman Research Trust

The British Museum

English Heritage

The Association for Roman Archaeology

Pre-Construct Archaeology

The Marc Fitch Fund

Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society 

Bristol and Gloucester Archaeological Society

Northamptonshire Archaeological Society

The Medieval Settlement Research Group

Brympton Parish Council

Teaching

Undergraduate teaching

I currently contribute to ARA2091 Archaeologies of the Roman Empire. 

Postgraduate Teaching

I currently contribute to the independent study and dissertation modules

Office Hours

Students should contact me by email for an online appointment.. I am on research leave in Sem 1 25/26

Rm 2.36 ARMB 


Publications

  • Articles

    • Gerrard J, Muckle A. . Itinera: Journal of the Roman Roads Research Association 2026, 6. In Press.
    • Gerrard J. A late Roman or early medieval hoard of copper-alloy vessels from Grassington. . Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 2026. Submitted.
    • Gerrard JF. . Antiquaries Journal 2024, 104, 67-71.
    • Gerrard J, Romeo-Pitone M. The chemical analysis of the Irchester 1876 Roman vessel hoard by portable X-ray fluorescence. Northamptonshire Archaeology 2024. Submitted.
    • Gerrard J, DeMaso J, Romeo Pitone M, Gerrard S. . The Antiquaries Journal 2023, 103, 1-35.
    • Gerrard J. . Northamptonshire Archaeology 2023, 42, 329-330.
    • Gerrard J. . Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society Proceedings 2021, 163, 208-213.
    • Gerrard J. . Les Grandes figures historiques dans les lettres et les arts 2019, (8), 62-88.
    • Gerrard J, Ridgeway V. . International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 2018, 48(1), 245-246.
    • Gerrard J, Cooke M. . The Searcher 2017, 381, 44-46.
    • Gerrard J, Agate A. . Medieval Settlement Research 2017, 32, 60-69.
    • Gerrard J. . Lucerna 2017, 53, 15-15.
    • Gerrard J, Agate A. . Chronicle: the journal of the Yeovil Archaeological and Local History Society 2017, 11(1), 20.
    • Gerrard J, Henig M. . Bonner Jahrbücher 2017, 216, 225-250.
    • Gerrard J, Agate A. . Chronicle: The Journal of the Yeovil Archaeological and Local History Society 2016, 10(6), 186-188.
    • Gerrard J. . Internet Archaeology 2016, 41.
    • Gerrard J, Cooke M, Strano M. . The Searcher 2016, 374, 40-43.
    • Gerrard J. . Northamptonshire Archaeology 2016, 38, 241-243.
    • Gerrard J. . Desperta Ferro: Antigua y Medieval 2016, 36, 18-24.
    • Gerrard J. . Internet Archaeology 2016, 41.
    • Gerrard J, Cooke M. . British Archaeology 2016, 151, 32-35.
    • Gerrard J, Cooke M. . Digging Deep 2016, 21, 6.
    • Gerrard J. . Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucester Archaeological Society 2016, 133, 222-224.
    • Gerrard J. . American Journal of Archaeology 2015, 119(4), 565-572.
    • Gerrard J, Caldwell L, Kennedy A. . Archaeological Prospection 2015, 22(2), 139-142.
    • Gerrard J, Gerrard S, Agate A. . Medieval Settlement Research 2013, 28, 76.
    • Gerrard J. The Iron Age and Romano-British Pottery; The Loomweight and The Small Finds. In B. Haslam (ed.) Iron Age and Roman Settlement and Burial Activity at Old Kempshott Lane, Basingstoke. Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club Archaeological Society 2012, 67(1), 105-108.
    • Gerrard J. . The Archaeological Journal 2011, 168(1), 181-194.
    • Gerrard J. . Archaeological Review from Cambridge 2011, 26(1), 65-78.
    • Gerrard J. . Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society 2011, 62, 81-88.
    • Gerrard J. New radiocarbon dates from the cemetery at Bradley Hill, Somerton. Somerset Archaeology and Natural History 2010, 154, 189-192.
    • Gerrard J. . Britannia 2010, 41, 293-312.
    • Gerrard J, Barrett J. . Medieval Archaeology 2010, 54(1), 423-428.
    • Gerrard J. The silver siliquae from Green Cutting, Kingshams, Ilchester. Somerset Archaeology and Natural History 2009, 152, 222-224.
    • Gerrard J. . Britannia 2009, 40, 163-183.
    • Gerrard J. . London Archaeologist 2009, 12(5), 130-137.
    • Gerrard J. . The Antiquaries Journal 2007, 87, 149-164.
    • Gerrard J. . Oxford Journal of Archaeology 2007, 26(3), 303-307.
    • Turner S, Gerrard J. . Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society 2005, 62, 171-175.
    • Gerrard J. . Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society 2005, 148, 1-10.
    • Gerrard J. . Britannia 2005, 36, 311-313.
    • Gerrard J, Mills S. . Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Archaeological and Antiquarian Society Third Series 2002, 2, 67-78.

  • Authored Books

    • Gerrard J. Connecting Small Worlds: travel and transport infrastructure in Roman Britain. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press?, 2024. Submitted.
    • Shepherd J, Goode A, Vance S, Proctor J, Gerrard J. . London: Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2022.
    • Gerrard J, Seddon G. . London, UK: Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2022.
    • Killock D, Shepherd J, Gerrard J, Hayward K, Rielly R. . London, UK: Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2015.
    • Boyer P, Gerrard J, Haslam A, Holden S, Butler J. . London: Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2014.
    • Gerrard J. . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
    • Douglas A, Gerrard J, Sudds B. . London: Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2011.

  • Book Chapters

    • Gerrard J. . In: Joseph Skinner, Vicky Manolopoulou, Christina Tsouparopoulou, ed. Identities in Antiquity. London: Routledge, 2025, pp.431-450.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Bonnie, R; Klingborg, P, ed. Water in Ancient Mediterranean Households. London: Routledge, 2024, pp.172-195.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Naismith, R; Edmonds, F, ed. Early Medieval Britain c. 410-1100. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024. Submitted.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Usacheva A; Mataix Ferrándiz E, ed. Mediterranean Flows : People, Ideas and Objects in Motion. Leiden: Brill, 2023, pp.71-95.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Lundock, J; Henig, M, ed. Water in the Roman World: Engineering, Trade, Religion and Daily Life. Oxford, UK: Archaeopress, 2022, pp.77-104.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Hewitt, I; Putnam, M; Milward, J; Moteith, J, ed. Dewlish Roman Villa, Dorset: excavations 1969-1979. Dorchester: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 2021, pp.127-130.
    • Gerrard J, Mills JM, Hudak E. . In: Eckardt, H; Walton, P, ed. Bridge Over Troubled Water: The Roman Finds from the River Tees at Piercebridge in Context. London: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 2021, pp.190-214.
    • Gerrard J. . In: H. Meller, S. Kimming-Volkner and A. Reichenberger, ed. Ringe der Macht. Halle: State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt, 2019, pp.247-260.
    • Riddler R, Gerrard J. . In: Ridgeway, V; Taylor, J; Biddulph, E, ed. A Bath House, Settlement and Industry on Roman Southwark's North Island: excavations along the route of Thameslink Borough Viaduct and at London Bridge Station. London, UK: OAPCA, 2019, pp.303-325.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Millett, M; Revell, L; Moore, A, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2016, pp.850-868.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Goldberg,S, ed. The Oxford Classical Dictionary. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.
    • Gerrard J. . In: F.K. Haarer, with R. Collins, K. Fitzpatrick-Matthews, S. Moorhead, D. Petts and P. Walton, ed. AD410: The History and Archaeology of Late Roman and Post-Roman Britain. London: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 2014, pp.89-98.
    • Gerrard J, Lyne M. . In: Ridgeway,V; Leary,K; Sudds,B, ed. Roman Burials in Southwark. London, UK: Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2013, pp.31-36.
    • Barrett J, Gerrard J. . In: Barrett, J, ed. Being an Islander: Production and Identity at Quoygrew, Orkney, AD 900-1600. Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2012, pp.47-97.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Proctor, J, ed. Faverdale, Darlington: Excavations at a Major Settlement in the Northern Frontier Zone of Roman Britain. London: Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2012, pp.77-89.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Leary, J., Butler, J, ed. Roman Archaeology in the Upper Reaches of the Walbrook Valley: excavations at 6-8 Tokenhouse Yard. London: Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2012, pp.23-29.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Lavan, L., Mulryan, M, ed. The Archaeology of Late Antique 'Paganism'. Leiden: Brill, 2011, pp.551-572.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Bishop, B., Proctor, J, ed. Settlement, Ceremony and Industry on Mousehold Heath. London: Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2011, pp.73-78.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Stallibrass, S., Thomas, R, ed. Feeding the Roman Army: The Archaeology of Production and Supply in NW Europe. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2008, pp.119-130.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Racozcky, L, ed. The Archaeology of Destruction. Cambridge: Scholars Press, 2008, pp.176-194.
    • Gerrard J. . In: Collins, R., Gerrard, J, ed. Debating Late Antiquity in Britain AD300-700. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports, 2004, pp.65-75.

  • Edited Books

    • Gerrard J, ed. . University of York: Council for British Archaeology, 2016.
    • Collins R, Gerrard J, ed. . Oxford: British Archaeological Reports, 2004.

  • Reports

    • Gerrard J, Agate A, Carl H-A. . 缅北禁地: 缅北禁地, 2016.
    • Boyer P, Bishop B, Gaimster M, Hayward K, Gerrard J. . Maidstone: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited, 2015. Kent Archaeological Reports Online.
    • Gerrard J, Agate A. . 缅北禁地: School of History, Classics and Archaeology, 缅北禁地, 2015. Lufton Project Report.
    • Gerrard J, Agate A. . 缅北禁地: School of History, Classics and Archaeology, 缅北禁地, 2013. Lufton Project Report.

  • Research Dataset/Database

    • Gerrard J. . 2025. York: Archaeology Data Service.

  • Reviews

    • Gerrard J. . American Journal of Archaeology 2022, 126(2).
    • Gerrard J. . Landscapes 2019, 1-1.
    • Gerrard J. . Journal of Roman Studies 2016, 106, 382-383.
    • Gerrard J. . Britannia 2015, 46, 442-442.
    • Gerrard J. . Antiquity 2015, 89(347), 1257-1259.
    • Gerrard J. . Classical Review 2015, 65(2), 585-586.