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Walton Rogers was born in [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] in 1950. Her mother managed a typing pool, and her father was an accountant. The family later moved to Darlington. She won a scholarship to Girton College, University of Cambridge, but was unable to attend due to her lifelong agoraphobia.<ref name="guardian2024"/> |
Walton Rogers was born in [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] in 1950. Her mother managed a typing pool, and her father was an accountant. The family later moved to Darlington. She won a scholarship to Girton College, University of Cambridge, but was unable to attend due to her lifelong agoraphobia. (Her friend and colleague Alan Wilkinson wrote in her obituary that as an adult, she never went more than a few hundred yards from her flat in York.)<ref name="guardian2024"/> |
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She began her career in the 1970s as a volunteer at archaeological digs at Hadrian’s Wall and beneath York Minster.<ref name="guardian2024"/> |
She began her career in the 1970s as a volunteer at archaeological digs at Hadrian’s Wall and beneath York Minster.<ref name="guardian2024"/> |
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Revision as of 21:41, 9 July 2024
Penelope Walton Rogers | |
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| Born | 1950 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
| Died | 10 November 2023 (age 73) York, England |
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| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Sub-discipline | Archaeological 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. Her mother managed a typing pool, and her father was an accountant. The family later moved to Darlington. She won a scholarship to Girton College, University of Cambridge, but was unable to attend due to her lifelong agoraphobia. (Her friend and colleague Alan Wilkinson wrote in her obituary that as an adult, she never went more than a few hundred yards from her flat in York.)[2]
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]
She also founded Pangur's Press, which published both new and reprinted monographs in her field, including her own 2007 work Cloth and Clothing in Anglo-Saxon England AD450-700.[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][2]
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
- ^ a b "In Memoriam: Penelope Walton Rogers, FSA, Dip.Acc". University of York. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Wilkinson, Alan (11 January 2024). "Penelope Rogers obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Anglo Saxon Laboratory. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Ms Penelope Walton Rogers". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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