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Helen Loney
Born1960
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Education
Thesis (1995)
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
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Helen Loney is an archaeologist specialising in the study of prehistory. She is a course tutor in archaeology at Oxford University Department of Continuing Education.[1] She has previously worked as Principal Lecturer in Archaeology and Heritage Studies at the University of Worcester (2007-2022) and as Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Glasgow (1996-2007).[2]

Loney has a number of roles with archaeology societies. In 2022 she was appointed Chair of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society[3][4] and council member of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology.[5][6] She has also served as a member of the editorial board for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society.[2]

Education

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Loney studied a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating magna cum laude in 1983. She went on to complete a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, finishing in 1995.[2]

Career

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Loney worked as a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Glasgow between 1996 and 2007, before moving to the University of Worcester for the start of the 2007/08 academic year.[7] In 2008/09, Loney and Andrew Hoaen received funding to radiocarbon-date material recovered during fieldwork at Matterdale.[8]

In 2013 wrote the book Social Change and Technology in Prehistoric Italy, based on her PhD thesis. It was published by the Accordia Research Institute, and a review by Bob Chapman for the Prehistoric Society described it as a "welcome [addition] to the literature on later Italian prehistory".[9]

References

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  1. ^ Oxford, University of. "Archaeology: An Introduction". Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Dr Helen Loney". University of Worcester. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Contact Us – Worcestershire Archaeological Society". Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  4. ^ Loney, Helen (2022). "Chair's Letter" (PDF). Worcestershire Recorder. 106: 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  5. ^ "Council Members | The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology". www.spma.org.uk. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  6. ^ "SOCIETY FOR POST-MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED(THE) people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  7. ^ "Helen Loney". ORCID. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ^ "University of Worcester Institute of Science and the Environment Annual Report on Research-Related Activities, 2008-2009" (PDF). University of Worcester. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ^ Chapman, Bob (2014). "Book reviews: Social Change and Technology in Prehistoric Italy; Rethinking the North Italian Early Neolithic" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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