Andrew Birley

Andrew Birley

Andrew Robin Birley (born 28 October 1974) is the Director of Excavations on the site of Vindolanda and the son of Robin Birley and grandson of Eric Birley, who founded the department of Archaeology at Durham University. He graduated from the University of Leicester in the summer of 1996, he has been working on the site for 18 years, ten of which have been in full time employment by the Vindolanda Trust. Andrew is responsible for the day to day running of the excavations and the welfare of the volunteers while on the site. He began work towards obtaining his PhD in 2004.

Published works include relevant contributions to the Vindolanda Excavation Reports from 1997 to 2004, the 'Eyeopener' series, 'Following the Eagle', as well as a fascicule on Roman locks and keys from the site of Vindolanda.

External links

* [http://www.birley.org/jbirleyd/d156.htm#P156 Entry on Birley family genealogy]


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