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'''Penelope Walton Rogers''' {{post-nominals|country=GB|FSA}} (1950 – 10 November 2023) was a British archaeologist and expert in archaeological textiles.<ref name="obit">{{cite web |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/about/news/2023/in-memoriam-penelope-walton-rogers/ |title=In Memoriam: Penelope Walton Rogers, FSA, Dip.Acc. |publisher=University of York |date=29 November 2023 |accessdate=3 December 2023}}</ref>
'''Penelope Walton Rogers''' {{post-nominals|country=GB|FSA}} (1950 – 10 November 2023) was a British archaeologist and expert in archaeological textiles.<ref name="obit">{{cite web |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/about/news/2023/in-memoriam-penelope-walton-rogers/ |title=In Memoriam: Penelope Walton Rogers, FSA, Dip.Acc. |publisher=University of York |date=29 November 2023 |accessdate=3 December 2023}}</ref>


==Early life and career==
==Biography==
Walton Rogers was born in [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] in 1950.
Walton Rogers was born in [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] in 1950.


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Instead of attending [[Girton College]] at age 17 she went to work as a field archaeologist before working as a Finds Officer for York Minster Archaeologists. Walton Rogers then set up an independent finds research practice in the 1980s, which eventually became the Anglo Saxon Laboratory,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aslab.co.uk/about-us/ |title=About Us |publisher=Anglo Saxon Laboratory |accessdate=3 December 2023}}</ref> which was formally established in 2001. The lab analyzed textiles, animal furs, and other archaeological finds, specializing in Anglo-Saxon culture from the 5th to 11th centuries A.D.<ref name="guardian2024"/>
Instead of attending [[Girton College]] at age 17 she went to work as a field archaeologist before working as a Finds Officer for York Minster Archaeologists. Walton Rogers then set up an independent finds research practice in the 1980s, which eventually became the Anglo Saxon Laboratory,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aslab.co.uk/about-us/ |title=About Us |publisher=Anglo Saxon Laboratory |accessdate=3 December 2023}}</ref> which was formally established in 2001. The lab analyzed textiles, animal furs, and other archaeological finds, specializing in Anglo-Saxon culture from the 5th to 11th centuries A.D.<ref name="guardian2024"/>


==Honors==
On 10 October 1996, Walton Rogers was elected as a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/ms-penelope-walton-rogers/ |title=Ms Penelope Walton Rogers |publisher=Society of Antiquaries of London |accessdate=3 December 2023}}</ref> She was also a Visiting Fellow at the [[University of York]].
On 10 October 1996, Walton Rogers was elected as a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/ms-penelope-walton-rogers/ |title=Ms Penelope Walton Rogers |publisher=Society of Antiquaries of London |accessdate=3 December 2023}}</ref> She was also a Visiting Fellow at the [[University of York]].


==Death==
Walton Rogers died on 10 November 2023, at the age of 73.<ref name="obit"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Alan |title=Penelope Rogers obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/11/penelope-rogers-obituary |access-date=11 January 2024 |publisher=The Guardian |date=11 January 2024}}</ref>
Walton Rogers died on 10 November 2023, at the age of 73.<ref name="obit"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Alan |title=Penelope Rogers obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/11/penelope-rogers-obituary |access-date=11 January 2024 |publisher=The Guardian |date=11 January 2024}}</ref>


Revision as of 21:34, 9 July 2024

Penelope Walton Rogers
FSA
Born1950
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Died10 November 2023 (age 73)
York, England
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-disciplineArchaeological textiles

Penelope Walton Rogers FSA (1950 – 10 November 2023) was a British archaeologist and expert in archaeological textiles.[1]

Early life and career

Walton Rogers was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1950.

She began her career in the 1970s as a volunteer at archaeological digs at Hadrian’s Wall and beneath York Minster.[2]

Instead of attending Girton College at age 17 she went to work as a field archaeologist before working as a Finds Officer for York Minster Archaeologists. Walton Rogers then set up an independent finds research practice in the 1980s, which eventually became the Anglo Saxon Laboratory,[3] which was formally established in 2001. The lab analyzed textiles, animal furs, and other archaeological finds, specializing in Anglo-Saxon culture from the 5th to 11th centuries A.D.[2]

Honors

On 10 October 1996, Walton Rogers was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[4] She was also a Visiting Fellow at the University of York.

Death

Walton Rogers died on 10 November 2023, at the age of 73.[1][5]

Select bibliography

  • Walton Rogers, P. 1989. Textiles, Cordage and Raw Fibre from 16-22 Coppergate (Archaeology of York 17/5). York: CBA/York Archaeological Trust.
  • Walton Rogers, P. 1997. Textile Production at 16-22 Coppergate (The Archaeology of York 17/11). York: CBA/York Archaeological Trust.
  • Walton Rogers, P. 2007. Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England (AD 450-700) (CBA Research Report 145). York: CBA.
  • Walton Rogers, P. 2013. "Tyttel’s Halh: The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Tittleshall, Norfolk", East Anglian Archaeology 150.
  • Walton Rogers, P. 2020. "Chapter 5. Textile networks in Viking-Age towns of Britain and Ireland", in SP Ashby and SM Sindbæk (eds), Crafts and Social Networks in Viking Towns, 83–122. Oxford and Philadelphia: Oxbow.

References

  1. ^ a b "In Memoriam: Penelope Walton Rogers, FSA, Dip.Acc". University of York. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference guardian2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "About Us". Anglo Saxon Laboratory. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Ms Penelope Walton Rogers". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ^ Wilkinson, Alan (11 January 2024). "Penelope Rogers obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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